| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 9752 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 8648 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 6042 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 2668 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 2299 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 2284 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 2266 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 2261 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 1716 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 1511 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 1460 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 1449 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 1024 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 997 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 719 |
|
| 16 | it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 719 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 639 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 562 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 555 |
|
| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 506 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 477 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 467 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 467 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 431 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 431 |
|
| 26 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 319 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 313 |
|
| 28 | you [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 313 |
|
| 29 | there [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 274 |
|
| 30 | there [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 274 |
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