| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | he was [v-ing] [pron] | 1672 |
|
| 2 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 926 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pos pn] | 544 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] his | 414 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] his | 413 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] she | 384 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] her | 379 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] it | 228 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [v-ing] it | 228 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [v-ing] i | 126 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [v-ing] me | 115 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] | 112 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] doing [pron] | 92 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] | 92 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [v-ing] himself | 92 |
|
| 16 | he [was/were] [v-ing] himself | 92 |
|
| 17 | he [was/were] [v-ing] her | 80 |
|
| 18 | he [was/were] [v-ing] her | 80 |
|
| 19 | he [was/were] watching [pron] | 71 |
|
| 20 | he [was/were] [v-ing] something | 70 |
|
| 21 | he [was/were] [v-ing] something | 70 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [v-ing] they | 68 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [v-ing] he | 68 |
|
| 24 | he [was/were] telling [pron] | 66 |
|
| 25 | he [was/were] [v-ing] them | 66 |
|
| 26 | he [was/were] [v-ing] he | 49 |
|
| 27 | he were [v-ing] [pron] | 48 |
|
| 28 | he [was/were] taking [pron] | 40 |
|
| 29 | he [was/were] holding [pron] | 38 |
|
| 30 | he [was/were] [v-ing] what | 38 |
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