| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 399 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [pron] was [v-ing] [prep] the | 255 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 252 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 201 |
|
| 5 | [noun] who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 6 | [noun] who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 144 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 105 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 86 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 86 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 62 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 62 |
|
| 14 | [noun] he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 61 |
|
| 15 | [noun] he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 61 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 45 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 45 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 19 | [noun] i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 20 | [noun] i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 21 | [noun] which [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 22 | [noun] which [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 23 | [noun] she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 24 | [noun] she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 30 |
|
| 26 | [noun prp] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 30 |
|
| 28 | [noun] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 29 | [noun] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 23 |
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