| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 168 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 133 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 103 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 51 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it [prep] | 39 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it [prep] | 39 |
|
| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 35 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] for | 26 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] for | 26 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] to | 25 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] to | 25 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] in | 22 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] in | 22 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] she [prep] | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] her [prep] | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] with | 18 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] with | 18 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] him [prep] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] he [prep] | 15 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] himself [prep] | 15 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] himself [prep] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 14 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] on | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] on | 13 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] i [prep] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] me [prep] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] herself [prep] | 10 |
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