| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] us | 766 |
|
| 2 | is [verb] us | 238 |
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| 3 | was [verb] us | 142 |
|
| 4 | be [verb] us | 125 |
|
| 5 | be tell us | 117 |
|
| 6 | 's [verb] us | 117 |
|
| 7 | be [to-vb] us | 115 |
|
| 8 | be telling us | 104 |
|
| 9 | are [verb] us | 103 |
|
| 10 | been [verb] us | 74 |
|
| 11 | be give us | 73 |
|
| 12 | 're [verb] us | 72 |
|
| 13 | were [verb] us | 63 |
|
| 14 | be giving us | 50 |
|
| 15 | be help us | 34 |
|
| 16 | be join us | 30 |
|
| 17 | be cost us | 29 |
|
| 18 | be joining us | 27 |
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| 19 | be helping us | 27 |
|
| 20 | be make us | 26 |
|
| 21 | be ask us | 26 |
|
| 22 | be [vb pp] us | 26 |
|
| 23 | be watch us | 25 |
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| 24 | be watching us | 25 |
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| 25 | be asking us | 25 |
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| 26 | be take us | 24 |
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| 27 | be costing us | 21 |
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| 28 | be [vb base] us | 20 |
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| 29 | be follow us | 19 |
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| 30 | be following us | 19 |
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