| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 409 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 346 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 315 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 168 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 86 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 82 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 68 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 68 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 18 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 22 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 23 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 26 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 27 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 28 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 29 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 30 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 16 |
|
