| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 316 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 279 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [adv] | 276 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [pron] [adv] | 104 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] looking [prep] [pron] [adv] | 82 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] she [adv] | 82 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] her [adv] | 80 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [adv] | 69 |
|
| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 69 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] him [adv] | 65 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] he [adv] | 65 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [indef pn] [adv] | 57 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [pron] [adv] | 46 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] it [adv] | 43 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] it [adv] | 43 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] talking [prep] [pron] [adv] | 41 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [pron] [adv] | 39 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] now | 36 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] now | 36 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] else | 33 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] else | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] i [adv] | 31 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] me [adv] | 31 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [pron] [adv] | 26 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] you [adv] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] you [adv] | 25 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] something [adv] | 24 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] something [adv] | 24 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] they [adv] | 19 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adv prt] | 19 |
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