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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] was [v-ing] in	943
2	[pers pn] were [v-ing] in	405
3	he [was/were] [v-ing] in	368
4	i [was/were] [v-ing] in	295
5	she [was/were] [v-ing] in	229
6	they [was/were] [v-ing] in	200
7	[pers pn] [was/were] sitting in	167
8	[pers pn] [was/were] living in	128
9	we [was/were] [v-ing] in	116
10	[pers pn] [was/were] standing in	95
11	[pers pn] [was/were] working in	84
12	it [was/were] [v-ing] in	72
13	you [was/were] [v-ing] in	53
14	[pers pn] [was/were] lying in	52
15	[pers pn] [was/were] doing in	47
16	[pers pn] [was/were] staying in	32
17	[pers pn] [was/were] playing in	28
18	[pers pn] [was/were] going in	20
19	[pers pn] [was/were] acting in	19
20	[pers pn] [was/were] falling in	19
21	[pers pn] [was/were] walking in	18
22	[pers pn] [was/were] talking in	17
23	[pers pn] [was/were] writing in	16
24	[pers pn] [was/were] waiting in	16
25	[pers pn] [was/were] speaking in	15
26	[pers pn] [was/were] looking in	15
27	[pers pn] [was/were] saying in	15
28	[pers pn] [was/were] travelling in	11
29	[pers pn] [was/were] putting in	10
30	[pers pn] [was/were] drowning in	10