| 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 sg] [v-ing] | 169 |
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| 3 | be like a [noun] [v-ing] | 65 |
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| 4 | be like a [noun] [v-ing] | 65 |
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| 5 | was [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 61 |
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| 6 | be in a [noun] [v-ing] | 41 |
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| 7 | be in a [noun] [v-ing] | 41 |
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| 8 | is [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 9 | be on a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 10 | be on a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 11 | were [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 12 | 's [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 13 | be [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 14 | be of a [noun] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 15 | be of a [noun] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 16 | be [prep] a man [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 17 | be [prep] a man [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 18 | be [prep] a [noun] going | 8 |
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| 19 | be [prep] a sense [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 20 | be for a [noun] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 21 | be [prep] a sense [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 22 | be for a [noun] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 23 | be at a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 24 | be at a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 25 | been [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 26 | are [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 27 | 're [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 28 | be [prep] a [noun] playing | 5 |
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| 29 | be [prep] a [noun] trying | 5 |
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