| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] the | 300 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [conj] [art] | 223 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] [art] | 164 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [art] | 151 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [art] | 151 |
|
| 6 | were [v-ing] [conj] [art] | 121 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [art] | 112 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [that] [art] | 112 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [art] | 112 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [subord] [art] | 68 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] a | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] saying [conj] [art] | 20 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [art] | 19 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [art] | 19 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [art] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [art] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] suggesting [conj] [art] | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] because [art] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] because [art] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] but [art] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] but [art] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] falling [conj] [art] | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] if [art] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] assuming [conj] [art] | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] if [art] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] wondering [conj] [art] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] no | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] hoping [conj] [art] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] fitting [conj] [art] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] an | 5 |
|
