| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 838 |
|
| 2 | [noun prp] was [v-ing] [prep] the | 751 |
|
| 3 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 152 |
|
| 4 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 152 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 149 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 149 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 137 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 137 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] sitting [prep] the | 99 |
|
| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] standing [prep] the | 98 |
|
| 11 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 64 |
|
| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 64 |
|
| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] waiting [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] working [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 16 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] with the | 37 |
|
| 17 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] with the | 37 |
|
| 18 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 36 |
|
| 19 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 36 |
|
| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] by the | 29 |
|
| 21 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] by the | 29 |
|
| 22 | [noun prp] [was/were] lying [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 23 | [noun prp] [was/were] looking [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 24 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] through the | 24 |
|
| 25 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] through the | 24 |
|
| 26 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] into the | 20 |
|
| 27 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] into the | 20 |
|
| 28 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] about the | 19 |
|
| 29 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] from the | 19 |
|
| 30 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] from the | 19 |
|
