| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i was [verb] | 16369 |
|
| 2 | i [was/were] [v-ing] | 11155 |
|
| 3 | i [was/were] [vb pp] | 5328 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] go | 1497 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] going | 1440 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] tell | 698 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] gon | 644 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] gon | 644 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] think | 621 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] thinking | 614 |
|
| 11 | i were [verb] | 598 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] told | 560 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] do | 523 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] doing | 510 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [to-vb] | 463 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] bear | 401 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] born | 399 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] look | 384 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] looking | 381 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] say | 371 |
|
| 21 | i [was/were] saying | 350 |
|
| 22 | i [was/were] try | 339 |
|
| 23 | i [was/were] trying | 334 |
|
| 24 | i [was/were] talk | 328 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] talking | 324 |
|
| 26 | i [was/were] get | 298 |
|
| 27 | i [was/were] getting | 275 |
|
| 28 | i [was/were] ask | 273 |
|
| 29 | i [was/were] work | 256 |
|
| 30 | i [was/were] working | 250 |
|
