| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] be [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 429 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 429 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [been] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 414 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 414 |
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| 5 | had [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 371 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 341 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 78 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 78 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 74 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 74 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 12 | 'd [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 43 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 43 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [be] working [prep] the [noun] | 37 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [be] sitting [prep] the [noun] | 30 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 29 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 27 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 27 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 25 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 24 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 24 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [be] standing [prep] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] about the [noun] | 19 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] about the [noun] | 19 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] from the [noun] | 18 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] from the [noun] | 18 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [be] listening [prep] the [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [be] looking [prep] the [noun] | 15 |
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