| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb mod] [be] [v-ing] a lot | 30 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [be] [v-ing] a lot | 30 |
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| 3 | [prep] [be] [v-ing] a lot | 18 |
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| 4 | to [be] [v-ing] a lot | 15 |
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| 5 | to [be] [v-ing] a lot | 15 |
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| 6 | [prep] [be] [v-ing] a lot | 15 |
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| 7 | will [be] [v-ing] a lot | 14 |
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| 8 | 'll [be] [v-ing] a lot | 8 |
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| 9 | would [be] [v-ing] a lot | 7 |
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| 10 | [adv] [be] [v-ing] a lot | 7 |
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| 11 | will [be] [v-ing] a lot | 6 |
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| 12 | would [be] [v-ing] a lot | 5 |
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| 13 | could [be] [v-ing] a lot | 5 |
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| 14 | could [be] [v-ing] a lot | 5 |
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| 15 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] a lot | 9 |
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| 16 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] a lot | 8 |
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| 17 | [be] [v-ing] quite a lot | 5 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] quite a lot | 5 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [prep] | 36 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [prep] | 36 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] a lot of | 35 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] a lot of | 35 |
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| 23 | [be] [v-ing] a lot more | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [adj] | 11 |
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| 25 | [be] [v-ing] a lot more | 11 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [det] | 11 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [adv] | 6 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] a lot [adv] | 5 |
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