| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is [prep] [v-ing] | 2583 |
|
| 2 | be worth [v-ing] | 2194 |
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| 3 | be like [v-ing] | 935 |
|
| 4 | was [prep] [v-ing] | 916 |
|
| 5 | be [prep] [v-ing] | 780 |
|
| 6 | 's [prep] [v-ing] | 649 |
|
| 7 | be in [v-ing] | 516 |
|
| 8 | be by [v-ing] | 439 |
|
| 9 | are [prep] [v-ing] | 429 |
|
| 10 | be about [v-ing] | 304 |
|
| 11 | be considering [v-ing] | 296 |
|
| 12 | be for [v-ing] | 279 |
|
| 13 | be [prep] noting | 261 |
|
| 14 | been [prep] [v-ing] | 175 |
|
| 15 | be on [v-ing] | 171 |
|
| 16 | be [prep] having | 168 |
|
| 17 | be [prep] making | 141 |
|
| 18 | be [prep] trying | 138 |
|
| 19 | be [prep] looking | 127 |
|
| 20 | were [prep] [v-ing] | 123 |
|
| 21 | be [prep] taking | 121 |
|
| 22 | be [prep] considering | 118 |
|
| 23 | be of [v-ing] | 105 |
|
| 24 | be [prep] remembering | 105 |
|
| 25 | be [prep] going | 91 |
|
| 26 | be [prep] doing | 89 |
|
| 27 | be [prep] getting | 77 |
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| 28 | be [prep] asking | 73 |
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| 29 | be [prep] saying | 68 |
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| 30 | be [prep] using | 63 |
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