| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 935 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 816 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 776 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 399 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 221 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 221 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 205 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 189 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 151 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 150 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 136 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 136 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 126 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 118 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 93 |
|
| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 73 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 73 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 70 |
|
| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 70 |
|
| 20 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 69 |
|
| 21 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 69 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 47 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 47 |
|
| 27 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 43 |
|
| 28 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 43 |
|
| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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