| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 472 |
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| 2 | and [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 426 |
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| 3 | and [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 426 |
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| 4 | [conj] began [v-ing] [prep] | 104 |
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| 5 | [conj] started [v-ing] [prep] | 77 |
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| 6 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] at | 70 |
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| 7 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] to | 67 |
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| 8 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] in | 61 |
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| 9 | [conj] stood [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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| 10 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] with | 45 |
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| 11 | [that] [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
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| 12 | that [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
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| 13 | that [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
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| 14 | [conj] [vb past] looking [prep] | 41 |
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| 15 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] on | 38 |
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| 16 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] for | 37 |
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| 17 | [conj] kept [v-ing] [prep] | 35 |
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| 18 | [conj] went [v-ing] [prep] | 30 |
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| 19 | [conj] sat [v-ing] [prep] | 27 |
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| 20 | but [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 25 |
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| 21 | but [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 25 |
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| 22 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] through | 24 |
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| 23 | or [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 21 |
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| 24 | or [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] | 21 |
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| 25 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] into | 21 |
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| 26 | [conj] [vb past] talking [prep] | 20 |
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| 27 | [conj] came [v-ing] [prep] | 17 |
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| 28 | [conj] [vb past] [v-ing] about | 16 |
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| 29 | [conj] lay [v-ing] [prep] | 14 |
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| 30 | [conj] [vb past] waiting [prep] | 13 |
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