| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 455 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 402 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 307 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 148 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 119 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 119 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 84 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 75 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 75 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 70 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 65 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 63 |
|
| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 63 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 62 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 37 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 36 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 36 |
|
| 18 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 36 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 36 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 35 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 32 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 29 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 29 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 23 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 20 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 20 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 9 |
|
| 29 | man [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 8 |
|
| 30 | sun [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 7 |
|
