| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] be [adv] | 54 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [adv] | 49 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pers pn] [be] [adv] | 43 |
|
| 4 | was [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [adv] | 39 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] was [adv] | 38 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [adv] | 37 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] [pron] [be] [adv] | 21 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [pron] [be] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [pron] [be] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] it [be] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [that] [pron] [be] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] it [be] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [be] [adv] | 16 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [be] [adv] | 16 |
|
| 15 | were [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [adv] | 15 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] not | 14 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [subord] [pron] [be] [adv] | 14 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] [not/n't] | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] were [adv] | 11 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [ex0] [be] [adv] | 8 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] n't | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] there [be] [adv] | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] there [be] [adv] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] saying [conj] [pron] [be] [adv] | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [be] [adv] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [be] [adv] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [be] [adv] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [be] [adv] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [be] not | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] but [pron] [be] [adv] | 5 |
|
