| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 3282 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 2830 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 2020 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 912 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 910 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 889 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 677 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 560 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 558 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 484 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 482 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 415 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 381 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 373 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 296 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 290 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 290 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 204 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 201 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 171 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 159 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 159 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 132 |
|
| 24 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 125 |
|
| 25 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 125 |
|
| 26 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 122 |
|
| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 122 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 85 |
|
| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 77 |
|
| 30 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 66 |
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