| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the | 687 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 604 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 275 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] a | 173 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in [art] | 124 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [art] | 116 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] away [prep] [art] | 80 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] on [art] | 78 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] from [art] | 76 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at [art] | 76 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] looking [adv] [prep] [art] | 64 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] forward [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] with [art] | 49 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] sitting [adv] [prep] [art] | 44 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] over [art] | 42 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] | 41 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] standing [adv] [prep] [art] | 41 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] going [adv] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] into [art] | 35 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] home [prep] [art] | 34 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] walking [adv] [prep] [art] | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] moving [adv] [prep] [art] | 31 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] together [prep] [art] | 29 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] doing [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] there [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] all [prep] [art] | 24 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] through [art] | 21 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] coming [adv] [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] working [adv] [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] slowly [prep] [art] | 20 |
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