| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 5411 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 2244 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1697 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1241 |
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| 5 | seemed [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1094 |
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| 6 | [adj] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 969 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 933 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 849 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 729 |
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| 10 | appear [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 694 |
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| 11 | seems [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 564 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 481 |
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| 13 | [noun] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 460 |
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| 14 | supposed [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 435 |
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| 15 | supposed [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 435 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 396 |
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| 17 | seem [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 377 |
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| 18 | go [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 343 |
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| 19 | going [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 340 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 309 |
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| 21 | appeared [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 279 |
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| 22 | [modal v] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 275 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 275 |
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| 24 | [adv] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 235 |
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| 25 | ought [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 225 |
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| 26 | ought [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 225 |
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| 27 | say [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 212 |
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| 28 | said [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 203 |
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| 29 | [pron] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 187 |
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| 30 | appears [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 180 |
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