| 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/were] [verb] [prep] them [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 4 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] they [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] the | 21 |
|
