| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] [v-ing] the | 133 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [v-ing] the | 132 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] [v-ing] the | 59 |
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| 4 | [vb past] finish [v-ing] the | 31 |
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| 5 | [vb past] finished [v-ing] the | 29 |
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| 6 | [vb past] start [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 7 | [vb past] stop [v-ing] the | 15 |
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| 8 | 'd [verb] [v-ing] the | 15 |
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| 9 | [vb past] keep [v-ing] the | 12 |
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| 10 | [vb past] consider [v-ing] the | 11 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] using the | 11 |
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| 12 | did [verb] [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [vb infin] [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 14 | [vb past] begin [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 15 | [vb past] begun [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 16 | [vb past] to start [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 17 | [vb past] stopped [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb past] started [v-ing] the | 8 |
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| 19 | [vb past] considered [v-ing] the | 8 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] reading the | 8 |
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| 21 | [vb past] admit [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb past] to keep [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 23 | [vb past] admitted [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 24 | [vb past] go [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb past] to stop [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb past] to avoid [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb past] avoid [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 28 | [vb past] to go [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 29 | decided [verb] [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 30 | wanted [verb] [v-ing] the | 5 |
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