| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [noun pl] [v-ing] | 4748 |
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| 2 | [verb] [noun sg] [v-ing] | 3908 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [noun] [v-ing] | 2349 |
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| 4 | [to-vb] [noun] [v-ing] | 2175 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [noun prp] [v-ing] | 1824 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [noun] [v-ing] | 1692 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [noun] [v-ing] | 1565 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [noun] [v-ing] | 1517 |
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| 9 | have [noun] [v-ing] | 1251 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] [noun] [v-ing] | 1211 |
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| 11 | see [noun] [v-ing] | 939 |
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| 12 | [verb] [n mass] [v-ing] | 774 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] [noun] [v-ing] | 762 |
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| 14 | [verb] people [v-ing] | 590 |
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| 15 | [verb] people [v-ing] | 590 |
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| 16 | spend [noun] [v-ing] | 378 |
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| 17 | [verb] difficulty [v-ing] | 366 |
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| 18 | hear [noun] [v-ing] | 361 |
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| 19 | stop [noun] [v-ing] | 333 |
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| 20 | [verb] difficulty [v-ing] | 326 |
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| 21 | prevent [noun] [v-ing] | 315 |
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| 22 | had [noun] [v-ing] | 312 |
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| 23 | saw [noun] [v-ing] | 312 |
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| 24 | [verb] [noun] coming | 311 |
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| 25 | find [noun] [v-ing] | 303 |
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| 26 | get [noun] [v-ing] | 297 |
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| 27 | [verb] [noun] using | 276 |
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| 28 | have [noun] [v-ing] | 266 |
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| 29 | [verb] [noun] going | 266 |
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| 30 | [verb] [noun] getting | 210 |
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