| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 683 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [v-ing] [art] | 673 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] the | 449 |
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| 4 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] the | 449 |
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| 5 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] a | 229 |
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| 6 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] a | 193 |
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| 7 | would [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 148 |
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| 8 | will [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 125 |
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| 9 | can [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 97 |
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| 10 | [vb mod] consider [v-ing] [art] | 96 |
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| 11 | [vb mod] consider [v-ing] [art] | 96 |
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| 12 | [vb mod] mean [v-ing] [art] | 86 |
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| 13 | [vb mod] mean [v-ing] [art] | 86 |
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| 14 | should [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 74 |
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| 15 | could [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 71 |
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| 16 | [vb mod] involve [v-ing] [art] | 64 |
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| 17 | [vb mod] involve [v-ing] [art] | 64 |
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| 18 | [vb mod] start [v-ing] [art] | 60 |
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| 19 | [vb mod] start [v-ing] [art] | 58 |
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| 20 | may [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 55 |
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| 21 | might [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 42 |
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| 22 | [vb mod] [verb] using [art] | 36 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] an | 36 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] try [v-ing] [art] | 33 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] try [v-ing] [art] | 33 |
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| 26 | [vb mod] [verb] having [art] | 31 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] include [v-ing] [art] | 30 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] include [v-ing] [art] | 30 |
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| 29 | must [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 26 |
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| 30 | [vb mod] avoid [v-ing] [art] | 23 |
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