| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] the | 288 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 251 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] going [verb] [prep] the | 107 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] beginning [verb] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] in the | 49 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] to the | 43 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] trying [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] with the | 33 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] at the | 31 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [vb pp] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] into the | 26 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] on the | 25 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] from the | 24 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] get [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] to get [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] for the | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] to go [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] go [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] about the | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [v-ing] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] through the | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] standing [verb] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] do [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] to do [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] preparing [verb] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] look [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] getting [verb] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] over the | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] to come [prep] the | 8 |
|
