SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] [v-ing] the [noun sg]	737
2	[vb past] [v-ing] the [noun pl]	265
3	began [v-ing] the [noun]	138
4	started [v-ing] the [noun]	123
5	[vb past] using the [noun]	64
6	kept [v-ing] the [noun]	62
7	[vb past] [v-ing] the [noun prp]	54
8	meant [v-ing] the [noun]	45
9	stopped [v-ing] the [noun]	41
10	admitted [v-ing] the [noun]	39
11	[vb past] watching the [noun]	36
12	stood [v-ing] the [noun]	34
13	enjoyed [v-ing] the [noun]	31
14	included [v-ing] the [noun]	26
15	involved [v-ing] the [noun]	26
16	[vb past] making the [noun]	25
17	said [v-ing] the [noun]	24
18	finished [v-ing] the [noun]	24
19	tried [v-ing] the [noun]	23
20	sat [v-ing] the [noun]	21
21	[vb past] following the [noun]	21
22	[vb past] taking the [noun]	21
23	considered [v-ing] the [noun]	20
24	suggested [v-ing] the [noun]	17
25	[vb past] playing the [noun]	16
26	denied [v-ing] the [noun]	16
27	[vb past] reading the [noun]	13
28	spent [v-ing] the [noun]	12
29	avoided [v-ing] the [noun]	12
30	[vb past] holding the [noun]	12