No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 6700 | |
2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 6700 | |
3 | was [v-ing] [prep] the | 4755 | |
4 | were [v-ing] [prep] the | 1945 | |
5 | [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 1206 | |
6 | [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 1206 | |
7 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 969 | |
8 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 969 | |
9 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 816 | |
10 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 816 | |
11 | [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 547 | |
12 | [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 547 | |
13 | [was/were] standing [prep] the | 458 | |
14 | [was/were] sitting [prep] the | 436 | |
15 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 402 | |
16 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 402 | |
17 | [was/were] [v-ing] from the | 264 | |
18 | [was/were] [v-ing] from the | 264 | |
19 | [was/were] looking [prep] the | 259 | |
20 | [was/were] working [prep] the | 256 | |
21 | [was/were] [v-ing] with the | 254 | |
22 | [was/were] [v-ing] with the | 254 | |
23 | [was/were] going [prep] the | 252 | |
24 | [was/were] [v-ing] through the | 234 | |
25 | [was/were] [v-ing] through the | 234 | |
26 | [was/were] [v-ing] about the | 227 | |
27 | [was/were] [v-ing] about the | 227 | |
28 | [was/were] [v-ing] into the | 208 | |
29 | [was/were] [v-ing] into the | 208 | |
30 | [was/were] waiting [prep] the | 178 |