| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | while i [was/were] [verb] | 196 |
|
| 2 | while i was [verb] | 193 |
|
| 3 | while i [was/were] [v-ing] | 185 |
|
| 4 | while i [was/were] do | 13 |
|
| 5 | while i [was/were] doing | 13 |
|
| 6 | while i [was/were] waiting | 12 |
|
| 7 | while i [was/were] wait | 12 |
|
| 8 | while i [was/were] talking | 12 |
|
| 9 | while i [was/were] talk | 12 |
|
| 10 | while i [was/were] [vb pp] | 11 |
|
| 11 | while i [was/were] working | 7 |
|
| 12 | while i [was/were] trying | 7 |
|
| 13 | while i [was/were] try | 7 |
|
| 14 | while i [was/were] work | 7 |
|
| 15 | while i [was/were] sitting | 6 |
|
| 16 | while i [was/were] sit | 6 |
|
| 17 | while i [was/were] get | 5 |
|
| 18 | while i [was/were] getting | 5 |
|
| 19 | while i [was/were] looking | 5 |
|
| 20 | while i [was/were] look | 5 |
|
