| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be [v-ing] [prep] | 2216 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1124 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pers pn] was [v-ing] [prep] | 801 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] to | 777 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 763 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 748 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] going [prep] | 666 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pers pn] [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] | 624 |
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| 9 | think [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 575 |
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| 10 | [verb] he [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 451 |
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| 11 | [verb] you [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 414 |
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| 12 | say [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 366 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pers pn] [is] [v-ing] [prep] | 348 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pers pn] 're [v-ing] [prep] | 331 |
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| 15 | [verb] i [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 325 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] | 323 |
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| 17 | know [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 307 |
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| 18 | [verb] it [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 303 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for | 293 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 283 |
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| 21 | [verb] they [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 267 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pers pn] 's [v-ing] [prep] | 242 |
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| 23 | [verb] she [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 229 |
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| 24 | [verb] we [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 211 |
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| 25 | thought [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 207 |
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| 26 | think [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 206 |
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| 27 | said [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 183 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] with | 180 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] looking [prep] | 175 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 169 |
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