| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 2352 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 1957 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 1880 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 895 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 556 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 552 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 475 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 449 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 376 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 373 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 369 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 369 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 262 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 245 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 209 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 191 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 161 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 160 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 146 |
|
| 20 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 146 |
|
| 21 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 143 |
|
| 22 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 143 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 143 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 142 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 141 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 141 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 134 |
|
| 28 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 134 |
|
| 29 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 86 |
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