| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talking about [noun] | 1005 |
|
| 2 | [v-ing] about [noun sg] | 884 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] about [noun prp] | 564 |
|
| 4 | [v-ing] about [noun pl] | 561 |
|
| 5 | thinking about [noun] | 363 |
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| 6 | writing about [noun] | 86 |
|
| 7 | [v-ing] about things | 58 |
|
| 8 | learning about [noun] | 58 |
|
| 9 | [v-ing] about thing | 58 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] about [n mass] | 50 |
|
| 11 | saying about [noun] | 44 |
|
| 12 | [v-ing] about people | 30 |
|
| 13 | complaining about [noun] | 30 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] about people | 30 |
|
| 15 | asking about [noun] | 28 |
|
| 16 | [v-ing] about sex | 27 |
|
| 17 | [v-ing] about sex | 27 |
|
| 18 | worrying about [noun] | 23 |
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| 19 | reading about [noun] | 22 |
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| 20 | speaking about [noun] | 21 |
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| 21 | going about [noun] | 20 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] about life | 19 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] about life | 19 |
|
| 24 | [v-ing] about god | 18 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] about child | 18 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] about god | 18 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] about work | 17 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] about work | 17 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] about language | 17 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] about language | 17 |
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