| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] they [verb] | 195 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] them [verb] | 145 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] they [to-vb] | 95 |
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| 4 | [am/are] [v-ing] they [verb] | 65 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [verb] | 51 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] they [verb] | 50 |
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| 7 | [is] [v-ing] they [verb] | 46 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb base] | 40 |
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| 9 | is [v-ing] they [verb] | 30 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] they [verb] | 30 |
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| 11 | 're [v-ing] they [verb] | 30 |
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| 12 | [be] [v-ing] they do | 27 |
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| 13 | be [v-ing] they [verb] | 26 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] they [verb] | 26 |
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| 15 | are [v-ing] they [verb] | 26 |
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| 16 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb past] | 22 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] they [verb] | 21 |
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| 18 | [be] saying they [verb] | 17 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb infin] | 17 |
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| 20 | 's [v-ing] they [verb] | 16 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] they have | 15 |
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| 22 | [be] asking they [verb] | 14 |
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| 23 | [be] helping they [verb] | 14 |
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| 24 | [be] [v-ing] they to do | 13 |
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| 25 | [be] getting they [verb] | 13 |
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| 26 | [be] encouraging they [verb] | 13 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] they [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb pp] | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] they do | 9 |
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| 30 | been [v-ing] they [verb] | 7 |
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