| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the | 1535 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 1369 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1081 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 879 |
|
| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 595 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] a | 381 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in [art] | 275 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] [art] | 273 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] [art] | 273 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [art] | 255 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] going [adv] [prep] [art] | 207 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] [art] | 184 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] [art] | 184 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at [art] | 181 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] on [art] | 164 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] of [art] | 148 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] coming [adv] [prep] [art] | 146 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] from [art] | 145 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] [art] | 140 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] [art] | 140 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] looking [adv] [prep] [art] | 122 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] with [art] | 120 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] [art] | 115 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] [art] | 115 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] | 102 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] [art] | 92 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] [art] | 92 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] into [art] | 85 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] [art] | 81 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] [art] | 81 |
|
