| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [vb past] | 76 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [subord] they [verb] | 55 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] | 41 |
|
| 4 | was [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] | 40 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] as they [verb] | 24 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] as they [verb] | 24 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they have | 21 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they had | 16 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] when they [verb] | 16 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] when they [verb] | 16 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] they [verb] | 15 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] and they [verb] | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] and they [verb] | 13 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] that they [verb] | 11 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [that] they [verb] | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] that they [verb] | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] if they [verb] | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] if they [verb] | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [vb base] | 5 |
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