| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 1340 |
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| 2 | [noun] seem to be [v-ing] | 838 |
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| 3 | [noun] [vb past] to be [v-ing] | 702 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 665 |
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| 5 | [noun] seemed to be [v-ing] | 461 |
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| 6 | [noun] [vb -s] to be [v-ing] | 364 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 362 |
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| 8 | [noun] appear to be [v-ing] | 315 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 283 |
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| 10 | [noun] seems to be [v-ing] | 237 |
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| 11 | [noun] [vb base] to be [v-ing] | 226 |
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| 12 | [noun] appeared to be [v-ing] | 149 |
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| 13 | [noun] seem to be [v-ing] | 134 |
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| 14 | [noun] appears to be [v-ing] | 93 |
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| 15 | [noun] appear to be [v-ing] | 70 |
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| 16 | [noun] [verb] to be taking | 42 |
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| 17 | [noun] [verb] to be getting | 40 |
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| 18 | [noun] [verb] to be going | 40 |
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| 19 | [noun] [verb] to be moving | 37 |
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| 20 | [noun] [verb] to be doing | 34 |
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| 21 | thing [verb] to be [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 22 | [noun] happen to be [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 23 | [noun] claim to be [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 24 | things [verb] to be [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 25 | [n mass] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 26 | [noun] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 27 | [noun] [verb] to be making | 24 |
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| 28 | [noun] [verb] to be coming | 23 |
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| 29 | [noun] [verb] to be working | 22 |
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| 30 | [noun] happened to be [v-ing] | 22 |
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