| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 5935 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 4297 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 2994 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 2994 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 2850 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 2510 |
|
| 7 | were [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 1638 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] an [noun sg] | 340 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] having [art] [noun sg] | 294 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] wearing [art] [noun sg] | 202 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] making [art] [noun sg] | 198 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] doing [art] [noun sg] | 183 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] taking [art] [noun sg] | 173 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] getting [art] [noun sg] | 136 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] bit | 126 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] holding [art] [noun sg] | 114 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] watching [art] [noun sg] | 99 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] leaving [art] [noun sg] | 88 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] carrying [art] [noun sg] | 87 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] playing [art] [noun sg] | 86 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] using [art] [noun sg] | 79 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] telling [art] [noun sg] | 76 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] lot | 73 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] reading [art] [noun sg] | 71 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] truth | 70 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] running [art] [noun sg] | 69 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] affair | 68 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] becoming [art] [noun sg] | 62 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] no [noun sg] | 58 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] no [noun sg] | 58 |
|
