| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [prep] | 4992 |
|
| 2 | they were [v-ing] [prep] | 1539 |
|
| 3 | [pron] were looking [prep] | 388 |
|
| 4 | they [be] looking [prep] | 376 |
|
| 5 | they be looking [prep] | 376 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] were looking [prep] | 369 |
|
| 7 | they were look [prep] | 132 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] looking [prep] | 128 |
|
| 9 | they were looking [prep] | 128 |
|
