| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 968 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 968 |
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| 3 | [noun] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 685 |
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| 4 | [prep] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 545 |
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| 5 | [prep] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 545 |
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| 6 | [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 348 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 341 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 322 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 279 |
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| 10 | [verb] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 236 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 233 |
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| 12 | [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 230 |
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| 13 | [am/are] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 211 |
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| 14 | [conj] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 201 |
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| 15 | [is] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 196 |
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| 16 | of [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 178 |
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| 17 | of [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 178 |
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| 18 | [coord] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 170 |
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| 19 | and [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 142 |
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| 20 | and [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 142 |
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| 21 | is [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 128 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 125 |
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| 23 | be [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 125 |
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| 24 | [pron] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 117 |
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| 25 | are [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 115 |
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| 26 | been [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 114 |
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| 27 | [been] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 114 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 89 |
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| 29 | not [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 88 |
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| 30 | [not/n't] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 88 |
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