| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] [art] | 54 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [art] | 50 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] the | 42 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [to-vb] [art] | 27 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] a | 21 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] [art] | 17 |
|
| 7 | were [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [art] | 16 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [verb] [art] | 14 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [verb] [art] | 10 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [verb] [art] | 10 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [verb] [art] | 9 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [verb] [art] | 8 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [vb infin] [art] | 8 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [vb base] [art] | 8 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] helping [pron] [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] have [art] | 6 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [verb] [art] | 6 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] had [art] | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] we [verb] [art] | 5 |
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