| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 157 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 125 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] in the | 45 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] in the | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] her [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] she [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] at the | 37 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] at the | 37 |
|
| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] he [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] him [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [pron] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] looking [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] on the | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] on the | 23 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] they [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] i [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] me [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] talking [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [pron] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] it [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] it [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] from the | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] from the | 9 |
|
