| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 136 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun pl] | 105 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 103 |
|
| 4 | [pron] were [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 48 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun sg] | 36 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] one [noun] | 28 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] two [noun] | 28 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 25 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 25 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] doing [num] [noun] | 16 |
|
| 19 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 15 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] three [noun] | 15 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] years | 11 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] year | 11 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] pound | 8 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] having [num] [noun] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [n mass] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] shilling | 7 |
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