| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 135 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 135 |
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| 3 | [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 62 |
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| 4 | [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 62 |
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| 5 | [am/are] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 51 |
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| 6 | [adv] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 50 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 43 |
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| 8 | [adv] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 39 |
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| 9 | of [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 38 |
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| 10 | of [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 38 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 33 |
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| 12 | 're [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 26 |
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| 13 | [noun] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 21 |
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| 14 | [conj] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 15 | are [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 16 | [is] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 16 |
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| 17 | [coord] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 15 |
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| 18 | [been] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 13 |
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| 19 | been [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 13 |
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| 20 | be [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 12 |
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| 21 | [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 12 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 12 |
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| 23 | [pron] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 11 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 10 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 10 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 10 |
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| 27 | and [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 28 | and [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 29 | 's [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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