| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 80 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
|
| 3 | [noun] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 49 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 35 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 32 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [noun sg] | 31 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun sg] | 18 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] with [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] now [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [noun sg] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] going [prep] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] just [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 18 | [n mass] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 19 | people [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 20 | people [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 6 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] almost [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] lacking [prep] [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] coming [prep] [noun sg] | 5 |
|
