| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 349 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 266 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 219 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] a | 114 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 86 |
|
| 6 | were [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 83 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 78 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] [art] | 56 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] with [art] | 48 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] with [art] | 48 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] | 46 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] in [art] | 43 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] in [art] | 43 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] to [art] | 32 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] to [art] | 32 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] on [art] | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] on [art] | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] about [art] | 28 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] about [art] | 28 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] watching [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] for [art] | 26 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] for [art] | 26 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] telling [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] from [art] | 22 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] from [art] | 22 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] doing [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 17 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] as [art] | 17 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] as [art] | 17 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] at [art] | 16 |
|
