| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 1171 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 439 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] in the [num ord] [noun sg] | 294 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 279 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] the next [noun sg] | 190 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] time | 187 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [prep] the second [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] century | 140 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] the last [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] to the [num ord] [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] from the [num ord] [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] on the [num ord] [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] the third [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 14 | dating [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] at the [num ord] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] into the [num ord] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 17 | going [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] place | 42 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] world | 42 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] half | 38 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] with the [num ord] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 22 | waiting [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] year | 35 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] day | 29 |
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| 25 | looking [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] quarter | 25 |
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| 27 | coming [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 28 | starting [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [prep] the fourth [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 30 | playing [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 23 |
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