| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] for a | 1892 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] for a | 1892 |
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| 3 | [noun] [v-ing] for a | 738 |
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| 4 | [am/are] [v-ing] for a | 612 |
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| 5 | [prep] [v-ing] for a | 598 |
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| 6 | [prep] [v-ing] for a | 598 |
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| 7 | [adv] [v-ing] for a | 535 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] for a | 466 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [v-ing] for a | 420 |
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| 10 | [adv] [v-ing] for a | 411 |
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| 11 | [is] [v-ing] for a | 367 |
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| 12 | [conj] [v-ing] for a | 340 |
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| 13 | are [v-ing] for a | 316 |
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| 14 | is [v-ing] for a | 302 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] for a | 300 |
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| 16 | [been] [v-ing] for a | 242 |
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| 17 | been [v-ing] for a | 242 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [v-ing] for a | 230 |
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| 19 | [verb] [v-ing] for a | 218 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] for a | 205 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] for a | 205 |
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| 22 | [coord] [v-ing] for a | 182 |
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| 23 | 're [v-ing] for a | 174 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] for a | 166 |
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| 25 | and [v-ing] for a | 149 |
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| 26 | and [v-ing] for a | 149 |
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| 27 | [subord] [v-ing] for a | 147 |
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| 28 | of [v-ing] for a | 127 |
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| 29 | of [v-ing] for a | 127 |
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| 30 | [pron] [v-ing] for a | 100 |
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