| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 752 |
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| 2 | have [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 694 |
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| 3 | [verb] been [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 693 |
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| 4 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 693 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 269 |
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| 6 | had [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 229 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 201 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 9 | has [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 162 |
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| 10 | have [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 11 | 've [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 13 | have [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 14 | [verb] [be] watching the [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 15 | 's [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 16 | 'd [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 17 | [verb] is [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 18 | [verb] [is] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 19 | [verb] [be] doing the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 20 | [verb] [be] using the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 21 | [verb] [be] discussing the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 22 | [verb] [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 24 | [verb] [be] following the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 25 | do [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 26 | doing [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 27 | [verb] was [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 28 | [verb] [be] studying the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 29 | [to-vb] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] playing the [noun sg] | 13 |
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