| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 355 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] the | 123 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 106 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 98 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 59 |
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| 6 | appear [prep] be [v-ing] the | 55 |
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| 7 | seemed [prep] be [v-ing] the | 51 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 50 |
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| 9 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 47 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 46 |
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| 11 | seems [prep] be [v-ing] the | 34 |
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| 12 | [noun] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 30 |
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| 13 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] the | 26 |
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| 14 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] the | 25 |
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| 15 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] the | 25 |
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| 16 | appeared [prep] be [v-ing] the | 25 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 24 |
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| 18 | [adv] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 22 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 21 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 19 |
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| 21 | claim [prep] be [v-ing] the | 18 |
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| 22 | [adv] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 23 | appears [prep] be [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 24 | going [prep] be [v-ing] the | 16 |
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| 25 | go [prep] be [v-ing] the | 16 |
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| 26 | say [prep] be [v-ing] the | 15 |
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| 27 | said [prep] be [v-ing] the | 14 |
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| 28 | thought [prep] be [v-ing] the | 14 |
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| 29 | think [prep] be [v-ing] the | 14 |
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| 30 | [pron] [prep] be [v-ing] the | 12 |
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