| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [pron] | 3995 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 2873 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 1720 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pos pn] | 1533 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [pron] | 1246 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 1152 |
|
| 7 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 945 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] it | 827 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] it | 827 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 559 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] she | 536 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] her | 493 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] his | 482 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] his | 480 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] i | 449 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] her | 416 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] her | 416 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] he | 404 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] | 375 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] doing [pron] | 365 |
|
| 21 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 335 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] me | 328 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] him | 322 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] they | 294 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] | 282 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] them | 257 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] telling [pron] | 255 |
|
| 28 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] | 254 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] my | 248 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] my | 248 |
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