| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 200 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 193 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 158 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 85 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 59 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 57 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 57 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 43 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 40 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 39 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] [art] | 39 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] | 29 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about [art] | 24 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on [art] | 21 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] [art] | 21 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] [art] | 21 |
|
| 29 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 19 |
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