| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 170 |
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| 2 | [be] [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 170 |
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| 3 | [be] [prep] a [noun sg] [v-ing] | 169 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 78 |
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| 5 | [be] like a [noun] [v-ing] | 65 |
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| 6 | [be] like a [noun] [v-ing] | 65 |
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| 7 | was [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 61 |
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| 8 | [is] [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 55 |
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| 9 | [be] in a [noun] [v-ing] | 41 |
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| 10 | [be] in a [noun] [v-ing] | 41 |
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| 11 | is [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 12 | [be] on a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 13 | were [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 14 | [be] on a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 15 | 's [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 16 | [am/are] [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 17 | [be] [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 18 | be [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 19 | [be] of a [noun] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 20 | [be] of a [noun] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 21 | [be] [prep] a man [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 22 | [be] [prep] a man [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 23 | [be] [prep] a [noun] going | 8 |
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| 24 | [be] [prep] a sense [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 25 | [be] [prep] a sense [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 26 | [be] for a [noun] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 27 | [be] for a [noun] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 28 | [be] at a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 29 | [be] at a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 30 | been [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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