| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] the | 2100 |
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| 2 | going [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 743 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] a | 698 |
|
| 4 | [v-ing] [to-vb] in [art] | 455 |
|
| 5 | trying [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 427 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [to-vb] to [art] | 415 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [to-vb] with [art] | 320 |
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| 8 | having [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 272 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [to-vb] on [art] | 266 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [to-vb] for [art] | 224 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [to-vb] at [art] | 190 |
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| 12 | beginning [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 188 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] to go [prep] [art] | 186 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [to-vb] into [art] | 178 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] to get [prep] [art] | 144 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [to-vb] from [art] | 133 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] to look [prep] [art] | 130 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [to-vb] through [art] | 116 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] an | 112 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] to do [prep] [art] | 104 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] [to-vb] about [art] | 85 |
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| 22 | attempting [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 23 | failing [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 74 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [to-vb] like [art] | 65 |
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| 25 | seeking [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 63 |
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| 26 | wanting [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 60 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [to-vb] as [art] | 55 |
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| 28 | hoping [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 29 | refusing [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 50 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [to-vb] off [art] | 49 |
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