| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 2 | [conj] they [vb base] be [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 3 | [conj] they [vb base] been [v-ing] | 125 |
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| 4 | [conj] they [vb base] [been] [v-ing] | 125 |
|
| 5 | [conj] they 've [be] [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 6 | [subord] they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 55 |
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| 7 | [conj] they have [be] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 8 | [coord] they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 43 |
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| 9 | and they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 10 | and they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 11 | [that] they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 30 |
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| 12 | that they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 30 |
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| 13 | that they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 30 |
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| 14 | [conj] they [vb base] [be] doing | 15 |
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| 15 | if they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 16 | if they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 17 | but they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 18 | but they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 19 | because they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 20 | because they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 21 | as they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 22 | cos they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 23 | as they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 24 | cos they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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