| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [prep] the | 83 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the | 66 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [prep] the | 61 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 6 | were [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] out [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] out [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [adv] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [adv] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [adv] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [adv] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] of the | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] up [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] up [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] in the | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] to the | 8 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [adv] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] from the | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [adv] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [adv] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] back [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] back [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] away [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] away [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv] at the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] taking [pron] [adv] [prep] the | 6 |
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