| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | to [v-ing] the [noun] | 1810 |
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| 2 | to [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 1341 |
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| 3 | to [v-ing] the [adj] | 609 |
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| 4 | to [v-ing] the [adj] | 525 |
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| 5 | to [v-ing] the [noun pl] | 377 |
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| 6 | to [v-ing] the [noun prp] | 71 |
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| 7 | to [v-ing] the [adj -est] | 30 |
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| 8 | to [v-ing] the [num ord] | 26 |
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| 9 | to [v-ing] the [adv] | 26 |
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| 10 | to [v-ing] the [adv] | 26 |
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| 11 | to [v-ing] the good | 23 |
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| 12 | to [v-ing] the best | 22 |
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| 13 | to [v-ing] the need | 22 |
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| 14 | to [v-ing] the right | 21 |
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| 15 | to [v-ing] the right | 21 |
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| 16 | to [v-ing] the problem | 20 |
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| 17 | to [v-ing] the new | 18 |
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| 18 | to [v-ing] the new | 18 |
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| 19 | to [v-ing] the [n mass] | 17 |
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| 20 | to [v-ing] the environment | 16 |
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| 21 | to [v-ing] the needs | 16 |
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| 22 | to [v-ing] the environment | 16 |
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| 23 | to [v-ing] the problem | 15 |
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| 24 | to [v-ing] the first | 15 |
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| 25 | to [v-ing] the first | 15 |
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| 26 | to [v-ing] the country | 13 |
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| 27 | to [v-ing] the quality | 13 |
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| 28 | to [v-ing] the country | 13 |
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| 29 | to [v-ing] the quality | 13 |
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| 30 | to [v-ing] the world | 12 |
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