| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] on [prep] | 696 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [prep] | 490 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] | 427 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] on to | 315 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] go on [prep] | 277 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] going on [prep] | 267 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] on [prep] | 255 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] on in | 166 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] on by | 127 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on for | 66 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] pass on [prep] | 56 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] passed on [prep] | 56 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] carry on [prep] | 47 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] on at | 46 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on with | 45 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] get on [prep] | 44 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] getting on [prep] | 41 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on about | 39 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] carried on [prep] | 37 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [to-vb] on [prep] | 31 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] take on [prep] | 31 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] taken on [prep] | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] put on [prep] | 25 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] hold on [prep] | 25 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] put on [prep] | 24 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] holding on [prep] | 21 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] on as | 20 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] hang on [prep] | 17 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] hanging on [prep] | 16 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] on around | 16 |
|
