| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [prep] | 8910 |
|
| 2 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 3488 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] | 3415 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 2804 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to | 2407 |
|
| 6 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1989 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] for | 1543 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1483 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] going [prep] | 1358 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] in | 1348 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] at | 1293 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] about | 1119 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] talking [prep] | 1107 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] looking [prep] | 1104 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] on | 1053 |
|
| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1013 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] with | 883 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 754 |
|
| 19 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 695 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] thinking [prep] | 506 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] sitting [prep] | 469 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] working [prep] | 463 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] of | 380 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] from | 366 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] standing [prep] | 347 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] waiting [prep] | 281 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] into | 267 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] living [prep] | 233 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] saying [prep] | 225 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] through | 220 |
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