| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 1347 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 1010 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 948 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 337 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 249 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 249 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] | 214 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] | 214 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 213 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 185 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to | 168 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to | 168 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with | 158 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with | 158 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in | 152 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in | 152 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for | 148 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for | 148 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about | 138 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about | 138 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] | 137 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] | 137 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] | 135 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] | 135 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] | 121 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] | 121 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] | 102 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on | 86 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on | 86 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] | 85 |
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