| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 3257 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 2782 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 2695 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 1217 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 838 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 832 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 832 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 659 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 566 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 562 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 446 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 443 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 386 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 370 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 293 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 290 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 290 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 249 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 222 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 218 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 167 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 153 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 142 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 142 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 100 |
|
| 28 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 100 |
|
| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 30 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 87 |
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