| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 298 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 235 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the | 215 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 111 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 111 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] a | 73 |
|
| 7 | were [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 63 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 59 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 59 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] way [prep] [art] | 59 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 54 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 54 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] in [art] | 42 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] to [art] | 37 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] its [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 37 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] its [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 37 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] making [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] on [art] | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] my [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] my [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] with [art] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] through [art] | 18 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] at [art] | 17 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] into [art] | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] as [art] | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] of [art] | 15 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] along [art] | 12 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] an | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] our [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] head [prep] [art] | 9 |
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