| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 870 |
|
| 2 | i was [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 844 |
|
| 3 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 566 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 281 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] | 146 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] | 105 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] | 103 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] looking [prep] [art] | 94 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] | 93 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] | 93 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] working [prep] [art] | 77 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] | 72 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] | 55 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] going [prep] [art] | 52 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] thinking [prep] [art] | 51 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] walking [prep] [art] | 45 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] talking [prep] [art] | 41 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [v-ing] about [art] | 39 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] | 39 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] standing [prep] [art] | 36 |
|
| 21 | i were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 22 | i [was/were] [v-ing] of [art] | 30 |
|
| 23 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] an | 25 |
|
| 24 | i [was/were] [v-ing] into [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] listening [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 26 | i [was/were] living [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 27 | i [was/were] waiting [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 28 | i [was/were] [v-ing] as [art] | 15 |
|
| 29 | i [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] | 14 |
|
| 30 | i [was/were] [v-ing] along [art] | 13 |
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