| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 259 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 227 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 220 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 181 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 92 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 64 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 60 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 60 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] [art] | 47 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 47 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 46 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 45 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 18 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] | 36 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] | 36 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] | 36 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] [art] | 29 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] [art] | 29 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 27 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about [art] | 25 |
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