| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 160 |
|
| 2 | i was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 154 |
|
| 3 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 124 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] you [prep] | 39 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] you [prep] | 39 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 37 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 37 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about | 36 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] | 34 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] | 21 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] | 21 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in | 19 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 19 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to | 18 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [v-ing] myself [prep] | 18 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for | 18 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [v-ing] myself [prep] | 18 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 18 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] | 16 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] | 16 |
|
| 21 | i [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] | 15 |
|
| 22 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on | 13 |
|
| 23 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] at | 10 |
|
| 24 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with | 10 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] | 10 |
|
| 26 | i [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] | 10 |
|
| 27 | i [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] | 8 |
|
| 28 | i [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] | 8 |
|
| 29 | i [was/were] watching [pron] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 30 | i were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 7 |
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