| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] a [adj] | 894 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [v-ing] a [adj] | 292 |
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| 3 | [verb] using a [adj] | 205 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] a [adj] | 202 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [v-ing] a [adj] | 145 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] [v-ing] a [adj] | 138 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [v-ing] a [adj] | 122 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] [v-ing] a [adj] | 76 |
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| 9 | mean [v-ing] a [adj] | 59 |
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| 10 | [verb] having a [adj] | 57 |
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| 11 | involve [v-ing] a [adj] | 56 |
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| 12 | [verb] [v-ing] a new | 54 |
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| 13 | [verb] [v-ing] a new | 54 |
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| 14 | start [v-ing] a [adj] | 54 |
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| 15 | consider [v-ing] a [adj] | 46 |
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| 16 | [verb] [v-ing] a [det] | 41 |
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| 17 | [verb] [v-ing] a few | 37 |
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| 18 | [verb] [v-ing] a few | 37 |
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| 19 | avoid [v-ing] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 20 | try [v-ing] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 21 | make [v-ing] a [adj] | 31 |
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| 22 | [verb] making a [adj] | 30 |
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| 23 | involves [v-ing] a [adj] | 29 |
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| 24 | [verb] [v-ing] a [adj -er] | 28 |
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| 25 | [verb] taking a [adj] | 28 |
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| 26 | begin [v-ing] a [adj] | 28 |
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| 27 | means [v-ing] a [adj] | 27 |
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| 28 | try [v-ing] a [adj] | 25 |
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| 29 | consider [v-ing] a [adj] | 24 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [v-ing] a [adj] | 24 |
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