| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 477 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 412 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 401 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 157 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 152 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 139 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 139 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 96 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 70 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 70 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 69 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 69 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 66 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 62 |
|
| 15 | who [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 50 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 50 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 50 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 33 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 27 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 26 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 22 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 22 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 20 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 19 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 19 |
|
| 26 | man [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 18 |
|
| 27 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 16 |
|
| 28 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 13 |
|
| 29 | that [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 13 |
|
| 30 | that [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 13 |
|
