| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [v-ing] [pron] | 1558 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] | 1511 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 909 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pos pn] | 755 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] [pron] | 527 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [pron] | 524 |
|
| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] [pron] | 490 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] n't [v-ing] [pron] | 349 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it | 269 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] it | 269 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] his | 255 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] his | 255 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] | 217 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] | 217 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] | 205 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] | 205 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [pron] | 175 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] he | 165 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] their | 158 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] their | 158 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] her | 157 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] her | 157 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] she | 150 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] doing [pron] | 146 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] him | 144 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [indef pn] | 142 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pn reflx] | 142 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] her | 141 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] i | 121 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] they | 99 |
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