| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 3795 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 2731 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 1347 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 1010 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] it [prep] | 982 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] it [prep] | 982 |
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| 7 | [am/are] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 927 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] for | 691 |
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| 9 | [is] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 571 |
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| 10 | [be] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 521 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 519 |
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| 12 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] in | 495 |
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| 13 | been [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 492 |
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| 14 | [been] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 492 |
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| 15 | be [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 458 |
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| 16 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 458 |
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| 17 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] to | 445 |
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| 18 | [be] doing [pron] [prep] | 392 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] they [prep] | 388 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] them [prep] | 385 |
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| 21 | 're [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 345 |
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| 22 | is [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 339 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 337 |
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| 24 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] with | 331 |
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| 25 | are [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 326 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] her [prep] | 315 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] she [prep] | 315 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] i [prep] | 300 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] me [prep] | 300 |
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| 30 | [be] [v-ing] you [prep] | 286 |
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