| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [pers pn] be [v-ing] | 9980 |
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| 2 | what [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] | 8878 |
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| 3 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [am/are] [v-ing] | 5701 |
|
| 4 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] | 3330 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [pers pn] 're [v-ing] | 2803 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] doing | 2581 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] [pers pn] was [v-ing] | 2338 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] i [be] [v-ing] | 2202 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] you [be] [v-ing] | 2164 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] we [be] [v-ing] | 1567 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] they [be] [v-ing] | 1528 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] he [be] [v-ing] | 1478 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] saying | 1451 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [pers pn] are [v-ing] | 1432 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [pers pn] 'm [v-ing] | 1199 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [pers pn] were [v-ing] | 992 |
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| 17 | which [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] | 969 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [is] [v-ing] | 926 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] going | 922 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] she [be] [v-ing] | 775 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] talking | 623 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] [pers pn] 's [v-ing] | 546 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] trying | 509 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] gon | 379 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] [pers pn] is [v-ing] | 379 |
|
| 26 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] looking | 353 |
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| 27 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] thinking | 300 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [pers pn] am [v-ing] | 264 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] it [be] [v-ing] | 258 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [be] getting | 159 |
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