| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 1402 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 1271 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 907 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 402 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 401 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 400 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 330 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 281 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 281 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 219 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 219 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 163 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 152 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 147 |
|
| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 113 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 110 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 93 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 80 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 79 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 79 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 79 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 74 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 74 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 55 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 55 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 50 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 50 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 29 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 28 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 25 |
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