| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 682 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] [prep] | 557 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] to | 284 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] going [prep] | 247 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 218 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 218 |
|
| 7 | thought [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 213 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] | 197 |
|
| 9 | said [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 151 |
|
| 10 | knew [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 127 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 95 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 94 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 91 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for | 90 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 90 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 84 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 84 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 81 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 81 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 73 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 73 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] at | 69 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] looking [prep] | 66 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] with | 56 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] in | 51 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 44 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] on | 43 |
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| 30 | [vb past] we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 40 |
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