| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 792 |
|
| 2 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 437 |
|
| 3 | [adv] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 232 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 201 |
|
| 5 | that [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 185 |
|
| 6 | that [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 185 |
|
| 7 | [that] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 185 |
|
| 8 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 170 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 163 |
|
| 10 | [adv] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 160 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 159 |
|
| 12 | and [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 13 | and [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 14 | when [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 15 | when [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 99 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 18 | if [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 19 | if [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 72 |
|
| 21 | as [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 22 | as [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 23 | while [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 24 | while [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 25 | [Wh adv] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 26 | what [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 57 |
|
| 27 | what [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 57 |
|
| 28 | [prep] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 29 | [prep] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 30 | because [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 33 |
|
