| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i was [v-ing] | 10813 |
|
| 2 | i was [vb pp] | 5205 |
|
| 3 | i was go | 1462 |
|
| 4 | i was going | 1412 |
|
| 5 | i was tell | 680 |
|
| 6 | i was gon | 620 |
|
| 7 | i was gon | 620 |
|
| 8 | i was think | 615 |
|
| 9 | i was thinking | 608 |
|
| 10 | i was told | 557 |
|
| 11 | i was do | 507 |
|
| 12 | i was doing | 497 |
|
| 13 | i was bear | 388 |
|
| 14 | i was born | 386 |
|
| 15 | i was look | 372 |
|
| 16 | i was looking | 370 |
|
| 17 | i was say | 353 |
|
| 18 | i was saying | 341 |
|
| 19 | i was try | 328 |
|
| 20 | i was [to-vb] | 325 |
|
| 21 | i was trying | 325 |
|
| 22 | i was talk | 311 |
|
| 23 | i was talking | 307 |
|
| 24 | i was get | 286 |
|
| 25 | i was getting | 268 |
|
| 26 | i was ask | 259 |
|
| 27 | i was work | 247 |
|
| 28 | i was working | 241 |
|
| 29 | i was give | 228 |
|
| 30 | i was sit | 227 |
|
