| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the | 66 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 54 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 34 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [adv] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 6 | were [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [adv] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] a | 21 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] out [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] out [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] up [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] up [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [adv] [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [adv] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] with [art] | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] to [art] | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] from [art] | 9 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] on [art] | 8 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] taking [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] in [art] | 8 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] away [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] away [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [adv] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] of [art] | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] holding [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] you [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] back [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] watching [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] down [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] down [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
