| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [to-vb] | 7307 |
|
| 2 | was going [verb] | 3215 |
|
| 3 | was trying [verb] | 1287 |
|
| 4 | was beginning [verb] | 1029 |
|
| 5 | was [v-ing] get | 384 |
|
| 6 | was [v-ing] to get | 377 |
|
| 7 | was [v-ing] do | 321 |
|
| 8 | was [v-ing] to do | 302 |
|
| 9 | was [v-ing] say | 302 |
|
| 10 | was [v-ing] to say | 292 |
|
| 11 | was [v-ing] have | 285 |
|
| 12 | was [v-ing] to have | 256 |
|
| 13 | was [v-ing] make | 215 |
|
| 14 | was [v-ing] to make | 207 |
|
| 15 | was [v-ing] take | 170 |
|
| 16 | was [v-ing] to take | 167 |
|
| 17 | was starting [verb] | 163 |
|
| 18 | was [v-ing] [vb pp] | 156 |
|
| 19 | was planning [verb] | 154 |
|
| 20 | was [v-ing] happen | 148 |
|
| 21 | was [v-ing] to happen | 147 |
|
| 22 | was [v-ing] [v-ing] | 135 |
|
| 23 | was [v-ing] go | 132 |
|
| 24 | was [v-ing] to go | 125 |
|
| 25 | was [v-ing] feel | 124 |
|
| 26 | was [v-ing] to feel | 123 |
|
| 27 | was attempting [verb] | 121 |
|
| 28 | was [v-ing] tell | 121 |
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| 29 | was [v-ing] to tell | 119 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] see | 114 |
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