| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 4841 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 4132 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 3849 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1702 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1286 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1285 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1216 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 874 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 870 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 849 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 701 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 698 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 559 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 538 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 382 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 379 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 379 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 356 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 343 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 335 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 260 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 247 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 247 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 208 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 208 |
|
| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 184 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 160 |
|
| 28 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 160 |
|
| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 123 |
|
| 30 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 104 |
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