| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 229 |
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| 2 | [be] a [noun] [noun sg] [v-ing] | 225 |
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| 3 | [be] a [noun sg] [noun] [v-ing] | 212 |
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| 4 | [is] a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 134 |
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| 5 | is a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 113 |
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| 6 | was a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 8 | [be] a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 27 |
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| 9 | be a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 27 |
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| 10 | [be] a [noun] parameter [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 11 | [be] a [noun] parameter [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 12 | [be] a return [noun] [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 13 | [be] a return [noun] [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 14 | [be] a [noun] [noun] providing | 23 |
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| 15 | 's a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 16 | [be] a [noun] [noun] going | 18 |
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| 17 | [be] a [noun] [noun] coming | 10 |
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| 18 | [be] a [noun] [noun] containing | 9 |
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| 19 | been a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 20 | [be] a [noun] [noun] showing | 6 |
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| 21 | [be] a [noun prp] [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 22 | [been] a [noun] [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 23 | [be] a [n mass] [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 24 | [be] a [noun] [noun] covering | 5 |
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| 25 | [be] a [noun] [noun] running | 5 |
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| 26 | [be] a [noun pl] [noun] [v-ing] | 5 |
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