| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taking the [adj] | 395 |
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| 2 | taking the [num ord] | 62 |
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| 3 | taking the [num] | 34 |
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| 4 | taking the first | 31 |
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| 5 | taking the first | 31 |
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| 6 | taking the [det] | 31 |
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| 7 | taking the [adj -est] | 29 |
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| 8 | taking the same | 27 |
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| 9 | taking the same | 27 |
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| 10 | taking the two | 17 |
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| 11 | taking the two | 17 |
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| 12 | taking the last | 14 |
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| 13 | taking the last | 14 |
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| 14 | taking the wrong | 12 |
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| 15 | taking the wrong | 12 |
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| 16 | taking the whole | 11 |
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| 17 | taking the whole | 11 |
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| 18 | taking the right | 9 |
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| 19 | taking the right | 9 |
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| 20 | taking the good | 9 |
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| 21 | taking the high | 9 |
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| 22 | taking the second | 8 |
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| 23 | taking the high | 8 |
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| 24 | taking the second | 8 |
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| 25 | taking the best | 8 |
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| 26 | taking the [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 27 | taking the short | 8 |
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| 28 | taking the necessary | 7 |
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| 29 | taking the necessary | 7 |
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| 30 | taking the short | 7 |
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