No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 546 | |
2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 251 | |
3 | [be] trying [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 87 | |
4 | [was/were] trying [verb] [adv] [prep] | 40 | |
5 | [was/were] try [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 32 | |
6 | [was/were] trying [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 32 |