| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 2831 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 2377 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 1914 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 889 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 777 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 775 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 656 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 522 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 521 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 488 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 481 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 322 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 234 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 228 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 206 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 202 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 202 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 174 |
|
| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 153 |
|
| 20 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 142 |
|
| 21 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 142 |
|
| 22 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 126 |
|
| 23 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 126 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 112 |
|
| 25 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 112 |
|
| 26 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 110 |
|
| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 106 |
|
| 28 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 106 |
|
| 29 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 101 |
|
| 30 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 101 |
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