| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 817 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 748 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 398 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 259 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 259 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 164 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 161 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 160 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 146 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 132 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 131 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 75 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 70 |
|
| 16 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 64 |
|
| 17 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 64 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 59 |
|
| 19 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 20 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 25 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 23 |
|
| 27 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 18 |
|
| 28 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 18 |
|
| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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| 30 | man [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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