| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 291 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 259 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 150 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 31 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 28 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 17 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 24 |
|
| 18 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 24 |
|
| 19 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 20 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 15 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 15 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 25 | man [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 26 | man [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 27 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 29 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 30 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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