| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] | 929 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] | 790 |
|
| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] | 325 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] out | 245 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] up | 239 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [adv prt] | 196 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [adv prt] | 196 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] [adv prt] | 185 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [adv prt] | 185 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [adv prt] | 163 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [adv prt] | 163 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] going [adv prt] | 140 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on | 117 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] n't [v-ing] [adv prt] | 114 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] down | 109 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] coming [adv prt] | 87 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] back | 78 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [adv prt] | 74 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [adv prt] | 74 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [adv prt] | 71 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [adv prt] | 70 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [adv prt] | 70 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] off | 65 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in | 61 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] around | 60 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [adv prt] | 51 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [adv prt] | 51 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] getting [adv prt] | 50 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] over | 40 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] about | 36 |
|
