| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 696 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 308 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 254 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 222 |
|
| 5 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 189 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] in [noun sg] | 183 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to [noun sg] | 145 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 134 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] with [noun sg] | 132 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] going [prep] [noun sg] | 120 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] for [noun sg] | 106 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] on [noun sg] | 92 |
|
| 13 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 85 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] from [noun sg] | 77 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] about [noun sg] | 74 |
|
| 16 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 59 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] talking [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 18 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] at [noun sg] | 49 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] suffering [prep] [noun sg] | 41 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] looking [prep] [noun sg] | 36 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] standing [prep] [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] work | 32 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] front | 32 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] bed | 31 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] into [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] working [prep] [noun sg] | 28 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] of [noun sg] | 26 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] thinking [prep] [noun sg] | 23 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] saying [prep] [noun sg] | 22 |
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