| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 6000 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [noun] [v-ing] | 6000 |
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| 3 | [verb] a [noun] [v-ing] | 3910 |
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| 4 | of a [noun] [v-ing] | 1484 |
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| 5 | of a [noun] [v-ing] | 1484 |
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| 6 | [vb past] a [noun] [v-ing] | 1298 |
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| 7 | be a [noun] [v-ing] | 1225 |
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| 8 | [be] a [noun] [v-ing] | 1225 |
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| 9 | [conj] a [noun] [v-ing] | 874 |
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| 10 | in a [noun] [v-ing] | 709 |
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| 11 | in a [noun] [v-ing] | 709 |
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| 12 | [to-vb] a [noun] [v-ing] | 595 |
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| 13 | with a [noun] [v-ing] | 586 |
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| 14 | with a [noun] [v-ing] | 586 |
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| 15 | [is] a [noun] [v-ing] | 571 |
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| 16 | [adv] a [noun] [v-ing] | 566 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] a [noun] [v-ing] | 543 |
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| 18 | [coord] a [noun] [v-ing] | 500 |
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| 19 | have a [noun] [v-ing] | 482 |
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| 20 | like a [noun] [v-ing] | 465 |
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| 21 | like a [noun] [v-ing] | 465 |
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| 22 | for a [noun] [v-ing] | 457 |
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| 23 | for a [noun] [v-ing] | 457 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a [noun] [v-ing] | 421 |
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| 25 | was a [noun] [v-ing] | 407 |
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| 26 | to a [noun] [v-ing] | 405 |
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| 27 | to a [noun] [v-ing] | 405 |
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| 28 | [vb base] a [noun] [v-ing] | 384 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] a [noun] [v-ing] | 383 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] a [noun] [v-ing] | 382 |
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