| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] about | 1516 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] about | 1224 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] talk about | 840 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] about | 821 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] talking about | 816 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] about | 480 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] think about | 209 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] thinking about | 207 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] say about | 138 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] saying about | 106 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] ask about | 95 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] asked about | 69 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] know about | 63 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] known about | 48 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [to-vb] about | 47 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] tell about | 47 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] make about | 41 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] told about | 39 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] made about | 34 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] said about | 31 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] complain about | 30 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] express about | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] expressed about | 30 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] write about | 29 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] complaining about | 28 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] asking about | 23 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] writing about | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] do about | 20 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] wonder about | 17 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] argue about | 17 |
|
