| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | by [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 593 |
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| 2 | by [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] | 294 |
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| 3 | by [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] | 257 |
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| 4 | by [v-ing] to [noun] | 232 |
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| 5 | by [v-ing] in [noun] | 210 |
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| 6 | by [v-ing] on [noun] | 153 |
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| 7 | by [v-ing] for [noun] | 101 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] with [noun] | 98 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] at [noun] | 86 |
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| 10 | by [v-ing] into [noun] | 77 |
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| 11 | by looking [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 12 | by [v-ing] from [noun] | 56 |
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| 13 | by going [prep] [noun] | 49 |
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| 14 | by working [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 15 | by talking [prep] [noun] | 28 |
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| 16 | by writing [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 17 | by taking [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 18 | by calling [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 19 | by [v-ing] of [noun] | 23 |
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| 20 | by [v-ing] as [noun] | 21 |
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| 21 | by [v-ing] off [noun] | 20 |
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| 22 | by [v-ing] [prep] [n mass] | 19 |
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| 23 | by [v-ing] through [noun] | 19 |
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| 24 | by [v-ing] [prep] account | 19 |
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| 25 | by [v-ing] [prep] account | 19 |
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| 26 | by concentrating [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 27 | by coming [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 28 | by acting [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 29 | by [v-ing] against [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | by [v-ing] [prep] home | 14 |
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