| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 186 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 158 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 13 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 27 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 29 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 30 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
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