| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 501 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 436 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 364 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 154 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 126 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 126 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 106 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 99 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 99 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 98 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 76 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 76 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 52 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 52 |
|
| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 47 |
|
| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 46 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 37 |
|
| 18 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 36 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 36 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 32 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 25 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 24 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 24 |
|
| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 20 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 27 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 28 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 29 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 18 |
|
