| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh pn] be [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 374 |
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| 2 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 373 |
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| 3 | who [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 370 |
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| 4 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 304 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 238 |
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| 6 | [Wh pn] was [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 152 |
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| 7 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 99 |
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| 8 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 99 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] [is] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 77 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 59 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] is [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 56 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] are [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 56 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 56 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 56 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [be] working [prep] the [noun] | 41 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 40 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 40 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 27 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [be] standing [prep] the [noun] | 27 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [be] sitting [prep] the [noun] | 26 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 26 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 22 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 22 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] 's [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 21 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 21 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [be] living [prep] the [noun] | 16 |
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