| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 2629 |
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| 2 | [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] | 1975 |
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| 3 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [to-vb] | 854 |
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| 4 | of [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 710 |
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| 5 | of [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 710 |
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| 6 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [vb infin] | 497 |
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| 7 | [prep] [v-ing] they [verb] | 489 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 479 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 479 |
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| 10 | [prep] [v-ing] them [verb] | 433 |
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| 11 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 423 |
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| 12 | in [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 346 |
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| 13 | in [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 346 |
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| 14 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [vb base] | 342 |
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| 15 | [prep] [v-ing] he [verb] | 340 |
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| 16 | [prep] [v-ing] it [verb] | 318 |
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| 17 | [prep] [v-ing] it [verb] | 318 |
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| 18 | [prep] [v-ing] [Wh det] [verb] | 289 |
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| 19 | for [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 275 |
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| 20 | for [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 275 |
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| 21 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] have | 267 |
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| 22 | [prep] [v-ing] you [verb] | 258 |
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| 23 | [prep] [v-ing] you [verb] | 258 |
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| 24 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [vb -s] | 254 |
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| 25 | [prep] [v-ing] i [verb] | 230 |
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| 26 | [prep] [v-ing] him [verb] | 218 |
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| 27 | [prep] making [pron] [verb] | 215 |
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| 28 | [prep] [v-ing] she [verb] | 197 |
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| 29 | [prep] letting [pron] [verb] | 189 |
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| 30 | [prep] [v-ing] [indef pn] [verb] | 180 |
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