| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [v-ing] the first | 262 |
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| 2 | [prep] [v-ing] the first | 262 |
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| 3 | [noun] [v-ing] the first | 99 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] the first | 94 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] the first | 94 |
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| 6 | [adv] [v-ing] the first | 76 |
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| 7 | [adv] [v-ing] the first | 70 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] the first | 66 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] the first | 66 |
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| 10 | [conj] [v-ing] the first | 55 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [v-ing] the first | 55 |
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| 12 | in [v-ing] the first | 44 |
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| 13 | of [v-ing] the first | 44 |
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| 14 | of [v-ing] the first | 44 |
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| 15 | in [v-ing] the first | 44 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] the first | 36 |
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| 17 | [coord] [v-ing] the first | 35 |
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| 18 | after [v-ing] the first | 31 |
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| 19 | after [v-ing] the first | 31 |
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| 20 | [verb] [v-ing] the first | 30 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [v-ing] the first | 29 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] the first | 28 |
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| 23 | and [v-ing] the first | 27 |
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| 24 | and [v-ing] the first | 27 |
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| 25 | [subord] [v-ing] the first | 19 |
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| 26 | [is] [v-ing] the first | 19 |
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| 27 | is [v-ing] the first | 18 |
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| 28 | be [v-ing] the first | 17 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] the first | 17 |
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| 30 | for [v-ing] the first | 16 |
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