| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 4264 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] | 3831 |
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| 3 | [be] going [verb] [prep] | 1904 |
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| 4 | [am/are] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 1568 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 1429 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 1067 |
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| 7 | [is] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 962 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] to | 902 |
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| 9 | are [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 603 |
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| 10 | is [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 589 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] in | 562 |
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| 12 | [be] trying [verb] [prep] | 531 |
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| 13 | 're [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 512 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] for | 438 |
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| 15 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] with | 409 |
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| 16 | 's [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 373 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 362 |
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| 18 | [be] beginning [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 19 | 'm [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 356 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] on | 323 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] at | 267 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] go [prep] | 214 |
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| 23 | [be] [v-ing] look [prep] | 208 |
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| 24 | [be] [v-ing] [vb pp] [prep] | 208 |
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| 25 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] into | 205 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] to go [prep] | 205 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] about | 204 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] to look [prep] | 197 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] get [prep] | 194 |
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| 30 | [be] [v-ing] do [prep] | 194 |
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