| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] merely [v-ing] [art] | 64 |
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| 2 | be merely [v-ing] [art] | 64 |
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| 3 | [was/were] merely [v-ing] [art] | 31 |
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| 4 | [prep] merely [v-ing] [art] | 30 |
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| 5 | [prep] merely [v-ing] [art] | 30 |
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| 6 | was merely [v-ing] [art] | 24 |
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| 7 | [conj] merely [v-ing] [art] | 23 |
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| 8 | [is] merely [v-ing] [art] | 16 |
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| 9 | [am/are] merely [v-ing] [art] | 16 |
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| 10 | is merely [v-ing] [art] | 15 |
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| 11 | [subord] merely [v-ing] [art] | 14 |
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| 12 | are merely [v-ing] [art] | 13 |
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| 13 | by merely [v-ing] [art] | 12 |
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| 14 | by merely [v-ing] [art] | 12 |
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| 15 | [adv] merely [v-ing] [art] | 8 |
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| 16 | [coord] merely [v-ing] [art] | 8 |
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| 17 | of merely [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 18 | of merely [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 19 | than merely [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 20 | were merely [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 21 | than merely [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 22 | or merely [v-ing] [art] | 6 |
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| 23 | or merely [v-ing] [art] | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun] merely [v-ing] [art] | 5 |
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| 25 | merely [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 28 |
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| 26 | merely [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 28 |
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| 27 | merely by [v-ing] [art] | 20 |
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| 28 | merely by [v-ing] [art] | 20 |
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| 29 | merely be [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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| 30 | merely [be] [v-ing] [art] | 7 |
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