| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 845 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 592 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 252 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] the | 217 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] going [adv prt] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] of the | 119 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] in the | 116 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] to the | 114 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] coming [adv prt] [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the | 95 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] at the | 80 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] the | 74 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] on the | 69 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] from the | 59 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] into the | 42 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] with the | 40 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] looking [adv prt] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] around [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] through the | 29 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] walking [adv prt] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] for the | 26 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] towards the | 23 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] getting [adv prt] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] staring [adv prt] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] off [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] over the | 19 |
|
