| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [pron] | 7573 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 5036 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pos pn] | 3675 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [pron] | 2554 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] it | 1256 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] it | 1256 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] his | 1256 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] his | 1251 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] she | 976 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] her | 904 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] he | 897 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] her | 854 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] her | 854 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] i | 786 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] him | 784 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] their | 718 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] their | 718 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] me | 637 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] | 584 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] they | 564 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] | 537 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] doing [pron] | 531 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] them | 501 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] telling [pron] | 430 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] its | 337 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] its | 337 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] watching [pron] | 319 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] you | 318 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] you | 317 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] making [pron] | 313 |
|
