| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] be [v-ing] [prep] | 1111 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [vb past] [been] [v-ing] [prep] | 1079 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [vb past] been [v-ing] [prep] | 1079 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] had [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 760 |
|
| 5 | he [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 428 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] 'd [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 320 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] for | 306 |
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| 8 | she [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 247 |
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| 9 | i [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 190 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] in | 136 |
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| 11 | they [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 133 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] with | 109 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] on | 106 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] to | 93 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] at | 90 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] working [prep] | 86 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] talking [prep] | 63 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] waiting [prep] | 60 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] about | 60 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] looking [prep] | 56 |
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| 21 | we [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 49 |
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| 22 | it [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 45 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] living [prep] | 44 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] thinking [prep] | 40 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] sitting [prep] | 36 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [vb past] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 28 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] from | 26 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] doing [prep] | 26 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] of | 25 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [vb past] [be] listening [prep] | 22 |
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