| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] the [noun] | 4464 |
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| 2 | [verb] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 3247 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [v-ing] the [noun] | 1069 |
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| 4 | [verb] [v-ing] the [noun pl] | 933 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [v-ing] the [noun] | 914 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [v-ing] the [noun] | 684 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [v-ing] the [noun] | 654 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] [v-ing] the [noun] | 578 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [v-ing] the [noun] | 479 |
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| 10 | [verb] using the [noun] | 405 |
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| 11 | start [v-ing] the [noun] | 378 |
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| 12 | involve [v-ing] the [noun] | 263 |
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| 13 | avoid [v-ing] the [noun] | 225 |
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| 14 | mean [v-ing] the [noun] | 218 |
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| 15 | [verb] [v-ing] the [noun prp] | 215 |
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| 16 | begin [v-ing] the [noun] | 199 |
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| 17 | keep [v-ing] the [noun] | 196 |
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| 18 | stop [v-ing] the [noun] | 164 |
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| 19 | consider [v-ing] the [noun] | 153 |
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| 20 | involves [v-ing] the [noun] | 153 |
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| 21 | to avoid [v-ing] the [noun] | 146 |
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| 22 | began [v-ing] the [noun] | 138 |
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| 23 | started [v-ing] the [noun] | 123 |
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| 24 | try [v-ing] the [noun] | 116 |
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| 25 | include [v-ing] the [noun] | 116 |
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| 26 | finish [v-ing] the [noun] | 101 |
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| 27 | [verb] taking the [noun] | 97 |
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| 28 | enjoy [v-ing] the [noun] | 93 |
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| 29 | means [v-ing] the [noun] | 92 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [v-ing] the [noun] | 86 |
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