| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 309 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 273 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 81 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] be | 66 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] be | 66 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] be | 64 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] be | 64 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] be | 48 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] be | 48 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] be | 38 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] be | 38 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 31 |
|
| 13 | we [was/were] [v-ing] be | 30 |
|
| 14 | we [was/were] [v-ing] be | 29 |
|
| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 28 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 27 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [v-ing] be | 25 |
|
| 18 | what [was/were] [v-ing] be | 25 |
|
| 19 | you [was/were] [v-ing] be | 22 |
|
| 20 | you [was/were] [v-ing] be | 22 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 20 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 9 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] be | 9 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] be | 9 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 7 |
|
| 26 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 7 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [v-ing] be | 6 |
|
| 28 | that [was/were] [v-ing] be | 6 |
|
| 29 | that [was/were] [v-ing] be | 6 |
|
| 30 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] be | 6 |
|
