| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] the | 471 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] the | 384 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [adv] the | 320 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [adv] the | 151 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] up the | 148 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] up the | 148 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] down the | 99 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] down the | 99 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] out the | 90 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] out the | 90 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] the | 73 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] taking [adv] the | 21 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 19 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 19 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] doing [adv] the | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] hanging [adv] the | 16 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] coming [adv] the | 16 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] walking [adv] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] carrying [adv] the | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [Wh adv] the | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] exactly the | 11 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] looking [adv] the | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] running [adv] the | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] exactly the | 11 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] going [adv] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] holding [adv] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] much the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] over the | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] much the | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] over the | 9 |
|
