SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	733
2	were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	295
3	[was/were] [v-ing] in the [adj]	201
4	[was/were] [v-ing] on the [adj]	140
5	[was/were] [v-ing] at the [adj]	101
6	[was/were] [v-ing] to the [adj]	100
7	[was/were] standing [prep] the [adj]	73
8	[was/were] [v-ing] for the [adj]	61
9	[was/were] [v-ing] through the [adj]	51
10	[was/were] sitting [prep] the [adj]	50
11	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the other	45
12	[was/were] going [prep] the [adj]	43
13	[was/were] [v-ing] from the [adj]	41
14	[was/were] [v-ing] about the [adj]	40
15	[was/were] working [prep] the [adj]	39
16	[was/were] looking [prep] the [adj]	39
17	[was/were] [v-ing] with the [adj]	34
18	[was/were] [v-ing] into the [adj]	34
19	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the front	28
20	[was/were] [v-ing] over the [adj]	24
21	[was/were] talking [prep] the [adj]	23
22	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the old	20
23	[was/were] happening [prep] the [adj]	19
24	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the opposite	18
25	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the right	18
26	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the far	18
27	[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the open	17
28	[was/were] waiting [prep] the [adj]	16
29	[was/were] [v-ing] against the [adj]	16
30	[was/were] walking [prep] the [adj]	15