| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 8097 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 6748 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 6423 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 3127 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1777 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1768 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1650 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1467 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1333 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1327 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1260 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 1251 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 905 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 857 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 739 |
|
| 16 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 602 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 602 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 592 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 592 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 564 |
|
| 21 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 553 |
|
| 22 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 546 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 382 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 380 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 380 |
|
| 26 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 376 |
|
| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 344 |
|
| 28 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 344 |
|
| 29 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 323 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 321 |
|
