| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] [verb] be [v-ing] | 267 |
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| 2 | the [noun pl] [verb] [been] [v-ing] | 251 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] [verb] been [v-ing] | 251 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] have [be] [v-ing] | 251 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 144 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] have [be] [v-ing] | 142 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] [vb past] [be] [v-ing] | 104 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] had [be] [v-ing] | 102 |
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| 9 | the [noun pl] [vb pp] [be] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 10 | the police [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 11 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] coming | 8 |
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| 12 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] going | 8 |
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| 13 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] living | 8 |
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| 14 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] working | 7 |
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| 15 | the [noun pl] [verb] [was/were] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 16 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] using | 7 |
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| 17 | the men [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 18 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] trying | 6 |
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| 19 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] looking | 6 |
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| 20 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] doing | 6 |
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| 21 | the [noun pl] [vb -s] [be] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 22 | the children [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 23 | the banks [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 24 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] talking | 6 |
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| 25 | the [noun pl] [verb] [am/are] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 26 | the [noun pl] [verb] are [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 27 | the [noun pl] has [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 28 | the tories [verb] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 29 | the [noun pl] [verb] [be] saying | 5 |
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| 30 | the [noun pl] [verb] were [v-ing] | 5 |
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