| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 943 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 817 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 632 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 294 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 214 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 214 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 190 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 190 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 164 |
|
| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 162 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 141 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 140 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 97 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 97 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 88 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 84 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 80 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 68 |
|
| 19 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 66 |
|
| 20 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 66 |
|
| 21 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 62 |
|
| 22 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 62 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 46 |
|
| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 45 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 44 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 44 |
|
| 27 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 28 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 26 |
|
| 29 | which [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 26 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 25 |
|
