| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est] | 513 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] to the [adj -est] | 143 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [prep] the best | 123 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] [prep] the latest | 123 |
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| 5 | according [prep] the [adj -est] | 87 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] for the [adj -est] | 74 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] in the [adj -est] | 70 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] with the [adj -est] | 55 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] the highest | 39 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] on the [adj -est] | 34 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] at the [adj -est] | 34 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] the worst | 27 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] from the [adj -est] | 24 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [prep] the nearest | 21 |
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| 15 | looking [prep] the [adj -est] | 21 |
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| 16 | acting [prep] the [adj -est] | 20 |
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| 17 | starting [prep] the [adj -est] | 16 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] the largest | 15 |
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| 19 | going [prep] the [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 20 | hoping [prep] the [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] [prep] the lowest | 14 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [prep] the earliest | 13 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] the biggest | 13 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] about the [adj -est] | 13 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] over the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 26 | competing [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 27 | working [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [prep] the greatest | 8 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] against the [adj -est] | 8 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [prep] the smallest | 8 |
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