| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 2689 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 2241 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] | 1772 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 1106 |
|
| 5 | were [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 909 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] wearing [art] [adj] | 319 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] an [adj] | 237 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [det] | 162 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] having [art] [adj] | 157 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] making [art] [adj] | 139 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] doing [art] [adj] | 138 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 107 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] new | 102 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] new | 102 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] same | 96 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] same | 96 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] taking [art] [adj] | 88 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [num] | 83 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] good | 77 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] carrying [art] [adj] | 73 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] other | 69 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] other | 69 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [adj -er] | 68 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] getting [art] [adj] | 64 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] using [art] [adj] | 55 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] becoming [art] [adj] | 51 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] good | 50 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] great | 47 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] holding [art] [adj] | 43 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] playing [art] [adj] | 42 |
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