| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 158 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 139 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 134 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 48 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 48 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in the | 34 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on the | 20 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about the | 19 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for the | 17 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to the | 15 |
|
