| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 134 |
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| 2 | [prep] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 63 |
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| 3 | [prep] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 63 |
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| 4 | of they [v-ing] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 5 | of they [v-ing] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 6 | [vb past] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 39 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 33 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 9 | see they [v-ing] [prep] the | 24 |
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| 10 | [vb base] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 16 |
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| 11 | hear they [v-ing] [prep] the | 14 |
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| 12 | be they [v-ing] [prep] the | 12 |
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| 13 | [be] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 12 |
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| 14 | stop they [v-ing] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 15 | have they [v-ing] [prep] the | 10 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 10 |
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| 17 | find they [v-ing] [prep] the | 9 |
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| 18 | saw they [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 19 | prevent they [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 20 | were they [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 21 | hear they [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 22 | [was/were] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 23 | watch they [v-ing] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 24 | heard they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 25 | to stop they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 26 | keep they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 27 | leave they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 28 | to prevent they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 29 | see they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] they [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
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