SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] by [v-ing] them	337
2	[noun pl] by giving [pers pn]	40
3	[noun pl] by [v-ing] it	32
4	[noun pl] by making [pers pn]	22
5	[noun pl] by [v-ing] him	18
6	[noun pl] by allowing [pers pn]	12
7	[noun pl] by telling [pers pn]	10
8	[noun pl] by saying [pers pn]	10
9	[noun pl] by [v-ing] you	9
10	[noun pl] by offering [pers pn]	8
11	[noun pl] by asking [pers pn]	7
12	[noun pl] by [v-ing] me	7
13	children by [v-ing] [pers pn]	7
14	[noun pl] by putting [pers pn]	6
15	women by [v-ing] [pers pn]	5
16	materials by [v-ing] [pers pn]	5
17	[noun pl] by treating [pers pn]	5
18	[noun pl] by getting [pers pn]	5
19	[noun pl] by [v-ing] us	5