| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | by [pron] [verb] | 993 |
|
| 2 | by [Wh det] [verb] | 410 |
|
| 3 | by [pers pn] [verb] | 224 |
|
| 4 | by [pron] [vb -s] | 220 |
|
| 5 | by what [verb] | 198 |
|
| 6 | by what [verb] | 198 |
|
| 7 | by [pron] [v-ing] | 196 |
|
| 8 | by [pron] [vb past] | 189 |
|
| 9 | by [pron] [to-vb] | 180 |
|
| 10 | by which [verb] | 179 |
|
| 11 | by which [verb] | 179 |
|
| 12 | by [indef pn] [verb] | 167 |
|
| 13 | by [pron] [vb base] | 165 |
|
| 14 | by [pn reflx] [verb] | 113 |
|
| 15 | by [pron] have | 108 |
|
| 16 | by itself [verb] | 71 |
|
| 17 | by itself [verb] | 71 |
|
| 18 | by [pron] mean | 68 |
|
| 19 | by [pron] means | 67 |
|
| 20 | by someone [verb] | 67 |
|
| 21 | by someone [verb] | 67 |
|
| 22 | by [pos pn] [verb] | 58 |
|
| 23 | by he [verb] | 45 |
|
| 24 | by [pron] [vb pp] | 43 |
|
| 25 | by you [verb] | 41 |
|
| 26 | by you [verb] | 40 |
|
| 27 | by [pron] has | 38 |
|
| 28 | by him [verb] | 38 |
|
| 29 | by [pron] happen | 37 |
|
| 30 | by i [verb] | 37 |
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