| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | by [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 2 | by [v-ing] [adv prt] a [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 3 | by [v-ing] up a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 4 | by [v-ing] up a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 5 | by [v-ing] out a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 6 | by [v-ing] out a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 7 | by setting [adv] a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] down a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 10 | by [v-ing] down a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 11 | by carrying [adv] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 12 | by [v-ing] in a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 13 | by [v-ing] in a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 14 | by [v-ing] off a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 15 | by filling [adv] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 16 | by [v-ing] off a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 17 | by [v-ing] together a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 18 | by [v-ing] over a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 19 | by [v-ing] [adv] a number | 6 |
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| 20 | by putting [adv] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | by [v-ing] together a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | by drawing [adv] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 23 | by building [adv] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | by [v-ing] over a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | by bringing [adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | by taking [adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | by [v-ing] [adv] a couple | 5 |
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| 28 | by [v-ing] how a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 29 | by [v-ing] how a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 30 | by [v-ing] [Wh adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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