| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | by [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] | 1719 |
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| 2 | by [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 1470 |
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| 3 | by [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1243 |
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| 4 | by [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 432 |
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| 5 | by use the [adj] [noun] | 84 |
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| 6 | by using the [adj] [noun] | 84 |
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| 7 | by [verb] the [num] [noun] | 65 |
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| 8 | by [verb] the [num ord] [noun] | 63 |
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| 9 | by [verb] the [det] [noun] | 52 |
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| 10 | by [verb] the [adj -est] [noun] | 42 |
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| 11 | by [verb] the appropriate [noun] | 41 |
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| 12 | by [verb] the appropriate [noun] | 41 |
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| 13 | by [verb] the first [noun] | 40 |
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| 14 | by [verb] the first [noun] | 40 |
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| 15 | by [verb] the same [noun] | 36 |
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| 16 | by make the [adj] [noun] | 36 |
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| 17 | by making the [adj] [noun] | 36 |
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| 18 | by [verb] the same [noun] | 36 |
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| 19 | by [verb] the following [noun] | 33 |
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| 20 | by [verb] the following [noun] | 33 |
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| 21 | by take the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 22 | by taking the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 23 | by [verb] the [adj -er] [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | by [verb] the two [noun] | 28 |
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| 25 | by [verb] the two [noun] | 28 |
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| 26 | by [verb] the whole [noun] | 27 |
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| 27 | by [verb] the whole [noun] | 27 |
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| 28 | by comparing the [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 29 | by compare the [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 30 | by consider the [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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