SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [v-ing] the [noun]	3827
2	[was/were] [v-ing] the [noun sg]	2994
3	was [v-ing] the [noun]	2626
4	were [v-ing] the [noun]	1201
5	[was/were] [v-ing] the [noun pl]	650
6	[was/were] [v-ing] the [noun prp]	135
7	[was/were] doing the [noun]	105
8	[was/were] watching the [noun]	87
9	[was/were] taking the [noun]	86
10	[was/were] leaving the [noun]	86
11	[was/were] telling the [noun]	70
12	[was/were] [v-ing] the truth	69
13	[was/were] [v-ing] the truth	69
14	[was/were] holding the [noun]	60
15	[was/were] using the [noun]	56
16	[was/were] getting the [noun]	53
17	[was/were] making the [noun]	50
18	[was/were] running the [noun]	45
19	[was/were] [v-ing] the [n mass]	44
20	[was/were] playing the [noun]	43
21	[was/were] discussing the [noun]	41
22	[was/were] approaching the [noun]	39
23	[was/were] reading the [noun]	38
24	[was/were] enjoying the [noun]	35
25	[was/were] feeling the [noun]	33
26	[was/were] carrying the [noun]	32
27	[was/were] [v-ing] the car	31
28	[was/were] [v-ing] the car	30
29	[was/were] [v-ing] the door	30
30	[was/were] leading the [noun]	30