| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 72 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 70 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 24 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 17 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 6 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 173 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 157 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 107 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 103 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] prevent [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] prevented [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] capable [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] capable [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] ban [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] banned [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] interested [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] used [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] interested [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] used [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] sort [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] sort [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] responsible [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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