| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be [v-ing] [prep] | 2680 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 2216 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1310 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] was [v-ing] [prep] | 981 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] [be] [v-ing] to | 976 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 853 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 827 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] [be] going [prep] | 772 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] | 628 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pron] [is] [v-ing] [prep] | 616 |
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| 11 | think [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 613 |
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| 12 | [verb] he [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 457 |
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| 13 | [verb] he [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 451 |
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| 14 | know [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 432 |
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| 15 | [verb] you [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 415 |
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| 16 | [verb] you [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 414 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 394 |
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| 18 | say [pron] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 386 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pron] 's [v-ing] [prep] | 377 |
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| 20 | [verb] [pron] 're [v-ing] [prep] | 331 |
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| 21 | [verb] i [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 330 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] | 329 |
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| 23 | [verb] i [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 325 |
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| 24 | [verb] [Wh det] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 313 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] [be] [v-ing] for | 308 |
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| 26 | [verb] what [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 308 |
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| 27 | [verb] what [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 308 |
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| 28 | [verb] it [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 303 |
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| 29 | [verb] it [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 303 |
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| 30 | [verb] they [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 267 |
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