| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1130 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1130 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the | 868 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the | 868 |
|
| 5 | was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 821 |
|
| 6 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 309 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 286 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a | 261 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a | 234 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [art] | 174 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [art] | 174 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [art] | 157 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [art] | 157 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 128 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [art] | 116 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [art] | 116 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at [art] | 99 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at [art] | 99 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [art] | 96 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [art] | 96 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 88 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 83 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [art] | 77 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [art] | 77 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 76 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into [art] | 55 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into [art] | 55 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] working [prep] [art] | 53 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] with [art] | 53 |
|
