| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 1200 |
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| 2 | by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 1200 |
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| 3 | by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 906 |
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| 4 | by [v-ing] to the [noun] | 238 |
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| 5 | by [v-ing] to the [noun] | 238 |
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| 6 | by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 224 |
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| 7 | by [v-ing] on the [noun] | 191 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] on the [noun] | 191 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] at the [noun] | 150 |
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| 10 | by [v-ing] at the [noun] | 150 |
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| 11 | by looking [prep] the [noun] | 141 |
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| 12 | by [v-ing] in the [noun] | 130 |
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| 13 | by [v-ing] in the [noun] | 130 |
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| 14 | by [v-ing] with the [noun] | 77 |
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| 15 | by [v-ing] with the [noun] | 77 |
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| 16 | by [v-ing] for the [noun] | 65 |
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| 17 | by [v-ing] for the [noun] | 65 |
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| 18 | by [v-ing] into the [noun] | 55 |
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| 19 | by [v-ing] into the [noun] | 55 |
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| 20 | by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 54 |
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| 21 | by [v-ing] from the [noun] | 38 |
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| 22 | by [v-ing] from the [noun] | 38 |
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| 23 | by going [prep] the [noun] | 38 |
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| 24 | by [v-ing] through the [noun] | 35 |
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| 25 | by [v-ing] through the [noun] | 35 |
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| 26 | by [v-ing] off the [noun] | 34 |
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| 27 | by [v-ing] off the [noun] | 34 |
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| 28 | by writing [prep] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 29 | by focusing [prep] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 30 | by [v-ing] about the [noun] | 27 |
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