| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 1276 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] | 929 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 779 |
|
| 4 | were [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 482 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [adv] | 354 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [adv] | 295 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] up | 206 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] up | 206 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] out | 192 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] out | 192 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [adv] | 175 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [adv] | 154 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] going [adv] | 130 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on | 103 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on | 103 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] down | 93 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] down | 93 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] there | 88 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] there | 88 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] looking [adv] | 83 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] away | 75 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] away | 75 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [adv] | 73 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] coming [adv] | 63 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [adv] | 63 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] getting [adv] | 60 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] off | 59 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] off | 59 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] forward | 55 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] forward | 55 |
|
