| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a [noun] | 84 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a [noun] | 76 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a [noun] | 69 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] for [adv] a [noun] | 36 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] for [adv] a [noun] | 36 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] at [adv] a [noun] | 23 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] at [adv] a [noun] | 23 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] least a [noun] | 15 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] least a [noun] | 15 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] an [noun] | 15 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a hour | 12 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a hour | 12 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [prep] quite a [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] quite a [noun] | 10 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [prep] almost a [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] almost a [noun] | 8 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] only a [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [prep] only a [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] to [adv] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 21 | looking [prep] [adv] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] to [adv] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] about a [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [prep] about a [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [prep] [Wh adv] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a year | 6 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a year | 6 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [prep] nearly a [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [prep] just a [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | waiting [prep] [adv] a [noun] | 5 |
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