| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 48 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 31 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 25 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 24 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 10 | were [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] she [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] as [art] | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 8 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] something [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] something [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] themselves [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] themselves [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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