| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [noun] be [v-ing] | 385 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [noun] [is] [v-ing] | 180 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [noun prp] [be] [v-ing] | 157 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [noun] is [v-ing] | 121 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [noun] [am/are] [v-ing] | 115 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [noun] are [v-ing] | 114 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [noun pl] [be] [v-ing] | 103 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [noun sg] [be] [v-ing] | 98 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] | 85 |
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| 10 | think [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 76 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [noun] was [v-ing] | 60 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [noun] 's [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [noun] [be] going | 34 |
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| 14 | know [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 32 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [noun] were [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [n mass] [be] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 17 | [vb base] people [be] [v-ing] | 20 |
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| 18 | [vb base] people [be] [v-ing] | 20 |
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| 19 | mean [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [noun] [be] looking | 17 |
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| 21 | [vb base] [noun] [be] getting | 16 |
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| 22 | say [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 23 | [vb base] [noun] [be] saying | 13 |
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| 24 | believe [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 25 | see [noun] [be] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [noun] [be] gon | 11 |
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| 27 | [vb base] [noun] [be] coming | 10 |
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| 28 | [vb base] [noun] [be] working | 7 |
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| 29 | [vb base] [noun] [be] moving | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb base] [noun] [be] doing | 7 |
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