| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 167 |
|
| 2 | [conj] was [v-ing] [prep] the | 167 |
|
| 3 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 4 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 5 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 82 |
|
| 6 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 82 |
|
| 7 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 82 |
|
| 8 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 82 |
|
| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] in the | 36 |
|
| 10 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] on the | 33 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] at the | 27 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] for the | 18 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] to the | 18 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] towards the | 14 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] going [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] with the | 11 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [was/were] coming [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] lying [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 19 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] over the | 11 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] sitting [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 21 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] into the | 9 |
|
| 22 | [conj] [was/were] standing [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 23 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] through the | 9 |
|
| 24 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] around the | 8 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] along the | 8 |
|
| 26 | [conj] [was/were] working [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 27 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] from the | 8 |
|
| 28 | [conj] [was/were] walking [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 29 | [conj] [was/were] heading [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 30 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] against the | 7 |
|
