| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] | 110 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 82 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 47 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [num ord] | 40 |
|
| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 40 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [num ord] | 28 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] last | 16 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] second | 15 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] next | 13 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [num ord] | 11 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [num ord] | 8 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [num ord] | 6 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] fourth | 6 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [num ord] | 6 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] [num ord] | 5 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] [num ord] | 5 |
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