| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 411 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 369 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 360 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 179 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 112 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 112 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 80 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 65 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 57 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 57 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 57 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 53 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 46 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 39 |
|
| 17 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 18 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 33 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 33 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [n mass] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 30 | people [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
