| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [art] | 673 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 584 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] the | 471 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] a | 336 |
|
| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 269 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [art] | 231 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [art] | 231 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 161 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [art] | 149 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [art] | 149 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [art] | 118 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [art] | 118 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] | 45 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] | 45 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] carrying [adv] [art] | 37 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] over [art] | 36 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] an | 36 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] taking [adv] [art] | 33 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] over [art] | 32 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] walking [adv] [art] | 29 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] only [art] | 28 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] only [art] | 28 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] along [art] | 25 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] along [art] | 25 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] putting [adv] [art] | 24 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] doing [adv] [art] | 23 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] setting [adv] [art] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] off [art] | 21 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] off [art] | 21 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] bringing [adv] [art] | 20 |
|
