| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 2612 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 2179 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 1895 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 799 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] the | 654 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] the | 652 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 594 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 466 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] the | 403 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] the | 399 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the | 361 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the | 354 |
|
| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] the | 329 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] the | 328 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 299 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] the | 289 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] the | 289 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] the | 188 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] the | 186 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 178 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] the | 135 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] the | 135 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 119 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [v-ing] the | 113 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [v-ing] the | 113 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] the | 106 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] the | 106 |
|
| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 84 |
|
| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 73 |
|
| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] the | 64 |
|
