| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 978 |
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| 2 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 770 |
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| 3 | [verb] [v-ing] to the [adj] | 266 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 242 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 242 |
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| 6 | [verb] according [prep] the [adj] | 157 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 155 |
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| 8 | [verb] [v-ing] in the [adj] | 142 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 125 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 102 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 90 |
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| 12 | [verb] [v-ing] on the [adj] | 83 |
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| 13 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] | 77 |
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| 14 | start [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 74 |
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| 15 | [verb] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 72 |
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| 16 | [verb] [v-ing] at the [adj] | 67 |
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| 17 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 52 |
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| 18 | keep [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 49 |
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| 19 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [num] | 47 |
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| 20 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the same | 46 |
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| 21 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the same | 46 |
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| 22 | [verb] [v-ing] from the [adj] | 45 |
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| 23 | begin [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 45 |
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| 24 | go [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 44 |
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| 25 | [verb] going [prep] the [adj] | 43 |
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| 26 | [verb] [v-ing] into the [adj] | 40 |
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| 27 | [verb] [v-ing] with the [adj] | 35 |
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| 28 | [verb] [v-ing] through the [adj] | 32 |
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| 29 | [verb] [v-ing] about the [adj] | 32 |
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| 30 | vary [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 31 |
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