SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	733
2	was [v-ing] in the [adj]	190
3	was [v-ing] on the [adj]	119
4	was [v-ing] at the [adj]	103
5	was [v-ing] to the [adj]	84
6	was [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord]	77
7	was [v-ing] for the [adj]	76
8	was standing [prep] the [adj]	63
9	was [v-ing] [prep] the [det]	48
10	was sitting [prep] the [adj]	48
11	was [v-ing] [prep] the same	47
12	was [v-ing] [prep] the same	47
13	was looking [prep] the [adj]	40
14	was [v-ing] [prep] the other	40
15	was [v-ing] [prep] the other	40
16	was [v-ing] through the [adj]	40
17	was [v-ing] [prep] the [num]	38
18	was going [prep] the [adj]	37
19	was working [prep] the [adj]	37
20	was [v-ing] [prep] the first	34
21	was [v-ing] [prep] the first	34
22	was [v-ing] from the [adj]	33
23	was [v-ing] with the [adj]	32
24	was [v-ing] into the [adj]	28
25	was [v-ing] about the [adj]	28
26	was happening [prep] the [adj]	25
27	was [v-ing] [prep] the front	21
28	was [v-ing] over the [adj]	21
29	was [v-ing] [prep] the front	21
30	was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est]	20