| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 1364 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 1084 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 1031 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 489 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 291 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 288 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 270 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 234 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 216 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 216 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 196 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 194 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 162 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 148 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 140 |
|
| 16 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 136 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 136 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 117 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 91 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 90 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 85 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 85 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 79 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 78 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 78 |
|
| 26 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 66 |
|
| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 28 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 29 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 57 |
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