| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] had [verb] [v-ing] the | 60 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] [v-ing] the | 60 |
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| 3 | he [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 39 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] [v-ing] the | 31 |
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| 5 | i [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 23 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] [vb past] finish [v-ing] the | 20 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] [vb past] finished [v-ing] the | 18 |
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| 8 | she [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 16 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] 'd [verb] [v-ing] the | 15 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [vb past] start [v-ing] the | 11 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [vb past] keep [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 12 | they [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 10 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] did [verb] [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] [vb past] [vb infin] [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [vb past] to keep [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [vb past] stop [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [vb past] to start [v-ing] the | 6 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] reading the | 6 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [vb past] to avoid [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] using the | 5 |
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| 21 | we [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [vb past] avoid [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 23 | it [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the | 5 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [vb past] started [v-ing] the | 5 |
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