SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was still [v-ing]	438
2	[noun sg] was already [v-ing]	217
3	[noun sg] was now [v-ing]	145
4	[noun sg] was just [v-ing]	127
5	[noun sg] was [adv] going	106
6	[noun sg] was also [v-ing]	98
7	[noun sg] was always [v-ing]	62
8	[noun sg] was [adv] beginning	59
9	[noun sg] was [adv] moving	39
10	[noun sg] was actually [v-ing]	37
11	[noun sg] was [adv] trying	34
12	man was [adv] [v-ing]	31
13	[noun sg] was clearly [v-ing]	30
14	[noun sg] was [adv] taking	28
15	[noun sg] was only [v-ing]	28
16	[noun sg] was [adv] running	27
17	sun was [adv] [v-ing]	26
18	[noun sg] was rapidly [v-ing]	26
19	[noun sg] was [adv] becoming	25
20	government was [adv] [v-ing]	25
21	[noun sg] was really [v-ing]	24
22	[noun sg] was [adv] standing	24
23	[noun sg] was soon [v-ing]	22
24	mother was [adv] [v-ing]	22
25	[noun sg] was never [v-ing]	21
26	[noun sg] was [adv] waiting	21
27	[noun sg] was slowly [v-ing]	21
28	[noun sg] was [adv] showing	19
29	[noun sg] was [adv] coming	19
30	[noun sg] was probably [v-ing]	19