| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [v-ing] the | 1408 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [v-ing] the | 1318 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [v-ing] the | 904 |
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| 4 | [vb infin] [v-ing] the | 854 |
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| 5 | [to-vb] [v-ing] the | 760 |
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| 6 | [verb] using the | 669 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [v-ing] the | 651 |
|
| 8 | start [v-ing] the | 471 |
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| 9 | involve [v-ing] the | 371 |
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| 10 | avoid [v-ing] the | 299 |
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| 11 | mean [v-ing] the | 299 |
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| 12 | begin [v-ing] the | 274 |
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| 13 | keep [v-ing] the | 245 |
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| 14 | involves [v-ing] the | 210 |
|
| 15 | stop [v-ing] the | 207 |
|
| 16 | consider [v-ing] the | 201 |
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| 17 | to avoid [v-ing] the | 195 |
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| 18 | began [v-ing] the | 190 |
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| 19 | try [v-ing] the | 154 |
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| 20 | started [v-ing] the | 152 |
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| 21 | include [v-ing] the | 143 |
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| 22 | means [v-ing] the | 132 |
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| 23 | finish [v-ing] the | 127 |
|
| 24 | [verb] taking the | 122 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [v-ing] the | 120 |
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| 26 | enjoy [v-ing] the | 116 |
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| 27 | [verb] making the | 105 |
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| 28 | keep [v-ing] the | 99 |
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| 29 | continue [v-ing] the | 95 |
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| 30 | [verb] watching the | 93 |
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