| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] the [num ord] | 74 |
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| 2 | [verb] [v-ing] [art] first | 30 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 28 |
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| 4 | [verb] [v-ing] [art] next | 17 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 15 |
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| 6 | [verb] [v-ing] [art] last | 15 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 14 |
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| 8 | [verb] [v-ing] [art] second | 13 |
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| 9 | [verb] [v-ing] a [num ord] | 13 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 11 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 8 |
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| 12 | start [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 8 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 8 |
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| 14 | begin [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 6 |
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| 15 | began [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 5 |
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| 16 | finish [v-ing] [art] [num ord] | 5 |
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