| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 2942 |
|
| 2 | [subord] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 1642 |
|
| 3 | [pron] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 934 |
|
| 4 | [noun] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 891 |
|
| 5 | [coord] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 846 |
|
| 6 | [verb] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 805 |
|
| 7 | [adv] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 805 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 739 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 725 |
|
| 10 | what i [was/were] [v-ing] | 693 |
|
| 11 | what i [was/were] [v-ing] | 693 |
|
| 12 | and i [was/were] [v-ing] | 686 |
|
| 13 | and i [was/were] [v-ing] | 686 |
|
| 14 | [adv] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 472 |
|
| 15 | that i [was/were] [v-ing] | 454 |
|
| 16 | that i [was/were] [v-ing] | 454 |
|
| 17 | [that] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 454 |
|
| 18 | when i [was/were] [v-ing] | 444 |
|
| 19 | when i [was/were] [v-ing] | 444 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 440 |
|
| 21 | [Wh adv] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 309 |
|
| 22 | as i [was/were] [v-ing] | 302 |
|
| 23 | as i [was/were] [v-ing] | 302 |
|
| 24 | if i [was/were] [v-ing] | 278 |
|
| 25 | if i [was/were] [v-ing] | 278 |
|
| 26 | think i [was/were] [v-ing] | 247 |
|
| 27 | while i [was/were] [v-ing] | 185 |
|
| 28 | while i [was/were] [v-ing] | 185 |
|
| 29 | thought i [was/were] [v-ing] | 169 |
|
| 30 | but i [was/were] [v-ing] | 158 |
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