| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [verb] [v-ing] | 596 |
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| 2 | [subord] they [verb] [v-ing] | 353 |
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| 3 | [coord] they [verb] [v-ing] | 184 |
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| 4 | [adv] they [verb] [v-ing] | 138 |
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| 5 | and they [verb] [v-ing] | 135 |
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| 6 | and they [verb] [v-ing] | 135 |
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| 7 | [noun] they [verb] [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 8 | when they [verb] [v-ing] | 102 |
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| 9 | when they [verb] [v-ing] | 102 |
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| 10 | [adv] they [verb] [v-ing] | 92 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] they [verb] [v-ing] | 87 |
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| 12 | [verb] they [verb] [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 13 | that they [verb] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 14 | if they [verb] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 15 | [that] they [verb] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 16 | if they [verb] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 17 | that they [verb] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 18 | as they [verb] [v-ing] | 56 |
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| 19 | as they [verb] [v-ing] | 56 |
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| 20 | but they [verb] [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 21 | but they [verb] [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 22 | [pron] they [verb] [v-ing] | 45 |
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| 23 | [Wh adv] they [verb] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] they [verb] [v-ing] | 36 |
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| 25 | before they [verb] [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 26 | before they [verb] [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] they [verb] [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 28 | [vb base] they [verb] [v-ing] | 30 |
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| 29 | do they [verb] [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 30 | then they [verb] [v-ing] | 26 |
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