| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 293 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 244 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 185 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 76 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 66 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 66 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 64 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 64 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 51 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 31 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 16 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 18 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 23 |
|
| 21 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 20 |
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| 22 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 19 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 19 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 18 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 17 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 17 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 12 |
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| 28 | there [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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| 29 | there [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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