| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 197 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 68 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 64 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 53 |
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| 5 | seemed [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 34 |
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| 6 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 30 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 29 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | appear [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 11 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 12 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 14 | seems [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | said [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 15 |
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| 16 | say [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 15 |
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| 17 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [noun] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | report [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | appeared [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 22 | reported [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 23 | gon [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | gon [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 25 | going [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 26 | go [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 27 | [modal v] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | found [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] | 7 |
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