| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 1382 |
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| 2 | [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 1088 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [v-ing] the [adj] | 348 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] the [adj] | 306 |
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| 5 | [verb] using the [adj] | 220 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [v-ing] the [adj] | 196 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [v-ing] the [adj] | 176 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 169 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [v-ing] the [adj] | 159 |
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| 10 | involve [v-ing] the [adj] | 100 |
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| 11 | [verb] [v-ing] the [det] | 96 |
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| 12 | [verb] [v-ing] the same | 87 |
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| 13 | [verb] [v-ing] the same | 87 |
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| 14 | start [v-ing] the [adj] | 78 |
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| 15 | [verb] [v-ing] the [num ord] | 74 |
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| 16 | mean [v-ing] the [adj] | 72 |
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| 17 | begin [v-ing] the [adj] | 69 |
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| 18 | [verb] [v-ing] the [num] | 68 |
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| 19 | avoid [v-ing] the [adj] | 68 |
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| 20 | involves [v-ing] the [adj] | 54 |
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| 21 | to avoid [v-ing] the [adj] | 48 |
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| 22 | began [v-ing] the [adj] | 48 |
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| 23 | consider [v-ing] the [adj] | 46 |
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| 24 | keep [v-ing] the [adj] | 41 |
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| 25 | stop [v-ing] the [adj] | 38 |
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| 26 | [verb] [v-ing] the [adj -est] | 36 |
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| 27 | try [v-ing] the [adj] | 35 |
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| 28 | means [v-ing] the [adj] | 35 |
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| 29 | [verb] [v-ing] the new | 34 |
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| 30 | [verb] [v-ing] the new | 34 |
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