| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 311 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 231 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 219 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] the | 61 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in the | 51 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in the | 51 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on the | 31 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on the | 31 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to the | 30 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to the | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about the | 29 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about the | 29 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for the | 25 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for the | 25 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] from the | 21 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] from the | 21 |
|
