| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 139 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 16 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 17 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 18 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 19 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 24 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
