| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 3852 |
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| 2 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 2999 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 1147 |
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| 4 | [verb] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 973 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 915 |
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| 6 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 661 |
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| 7 | [verb] according [prep] the [noun] | 599 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 547 |
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| 9 | [verb] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 527 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 472 |
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| 11 | [verb] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 400 |
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| 12 | [to-vb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 369 |
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| 13 | [verb] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 319 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 305 |
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| 15 | start [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 280 |
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| 16 | vary [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 227 |
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| 17 | come [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 204 |
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| 18 | go [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 197 |
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| 19 | begin [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 189 |
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| 20 | keep [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 178 |
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| 21 | [verb] [v-ing] into the [noun] | 175 |
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| 22 | [verb] going [prep] the [noun] | 172 |
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| 23 | [verb] [v-ing] from the [noun] | 171 |
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| 24 | [verb] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 166 |
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| 25 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 160 |
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| 26 | [verb] looking [prep] the [noun] | 157 |
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| 27 | began [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 149 |
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| 28 | came [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 143 |
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| 29 | [verb] [v-ing] through the [noun] | 140 |
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| 30 | [verb] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 135 |
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