| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 3370 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 2687 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 2026 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 1364 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to | 818 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] | 662 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] | 662 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in | 658 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] going [adv] [prep] | 634 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] | 480 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] | 480 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at | 457 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] | 427 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] | 427 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] with | 380 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] of | 374 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] from | 347 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] coming [adv] [prep] | 344 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] looking [adv] [prep] | 335 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] on | 316 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] for | 284 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] | 283 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] | 283 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] | 242 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] | 242 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] away [prep] | 206 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] away [prep] | 206 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] forward [prep] | 177 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] forward [prep] | 177 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] | 167 |
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