| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 533 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 401 |
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| 3 | [verb] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 246 |
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| 4 | [adj] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 151 |
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| 5 | [adj] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 144 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 134 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 116 |
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| 8 | [conj] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 54 |
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| 9 | difficulty in [v-ing] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 10 | [adv] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 42 |
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| 11 | interested in [v-ing] [prep] the | 38 |
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| 12 | interested in [v-ing] [prep] the | 38 |
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| 13 | [adv] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 37 |
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| 14 | difficulty in [v-ing] [prep] the | 32 |
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| 15 | [coord] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 32 |
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| 16 | succeed in [v-ing] [prep] the | 31 |
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| 17 | [vb past] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 30 |
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| 18 | point in [v-ing] [prep] the | 28 |
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| 19 | point in [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 20 | [pron] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 21 | and in [v-ing] [prep] the | 23 |
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| 22 | and in [v-ing] [prep] the | 23 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 24 | [vb base] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 25 | involved in [v-ing] [prep] the | 21 |
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| 26 | involved in [v-ing] [prep] the | 21 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 19 |
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| 28 | [vb infin] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 17 |
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| 29 | [vb -s] in [v-ing] [prep] the | 16 |
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| 30 | difficulties in [v-ing] [prep] the | 15 |
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