| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [v-ing] close to | 41 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] close to | 41 |
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| 3 | [prep] [v-ing] close to | 21 |
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| 4 | [prep] [v-ing] close to | 21 |
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| 5 | [noun] [v-ing] close to | 18 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] close to | 15 |
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| 7 | [adv] [v-ing] close to | 13 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [v-ing] close to | 13 |
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| 9 | [conj] [v-ing] close to | 13 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] close to | 12 |
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| 11 | [am/are] [v-ing] close to | 11 |
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| 12 | [adv] [v-ing] close to | 11 |
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| 13 | [coord] [v-ing] close to | 10 |
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| 14 | and [v-ing] close to | 9 |
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| 15 | and [v-ing] close to | 9 |
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| 16 | [is] [v-ing] close to | 7 |
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| 17 | of [v-ing] close to | 7 |
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| 18 | [verb] [v-ing] close to | 7 |
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| 19 | of [v-ing] close to | 7 |
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| 20 | be [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 21 | 're [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 23 | by [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 24 | is [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 25 | by [v-ing] close to | 6 |
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| 26 | are [v-ing] close to | 5 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [adv] close to | 53 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [adv] close to | 50 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [pron] close to | 21 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] too close to | 21 |
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