| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] was [v-ing] | 1584 |
|
| 2 | and was [v-ing] | 1462 |
|
| 3 | and was [v-ing] | 1462 |
|
| 4 | [that] was [v-ing] | 589 |
|
| 5 | that was [v-ing] | 589 |
|
| 6 | that was [v-ing] | 589 |
|
| 7 | [conj] was going | 139 |
|
| 8 | but was [v-ing] | 89 |
|
| 9 | but was [v-ing] | 89 |
|
| 10 | [conj] was looking | 55 |
|
| 11 | [conj] was standing | 50 |
|
| 12 | [conj] was trying | 49 |
|
| 13 | [conj] was wearing | 46 |
|
| 14 | [conj] was taking | 42 |
|
| 15 | [conj] was coming | 42 |
|
| 16 | [conj] was making | 41 |
|
| 17 | [conj] was waiting | 40 |
|
| 18 | [conj] was doing | 31 |
|
| 19 | [conj] was running | 30 |
|
| 20 | or was [v-ing] | 29 |
|
| 21 | or was [v-ing] | 29 |
|
| 22 | [conj] was beginning | 28 |
|
| 23 | [conj] was lying | 28 |
|
| 24 | [conj] was working | 27 |
|
| 25 | [conj] was sitting | 23 |
|
| 26 | [conj] was having | 20 |
|
| 27 | [subord] was [v-ing] | 19 |
|
| 28 | [conj] was getting | 19 |
|
| 29 | [conj] was happening | 18 |
|
| 30 | [conj] was becoming | 18 |
|
