| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [v-ing] | 5334 |
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| 2 | [verb] to [be] [v-ing] | 5334 |
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| 3 | seem [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 2244 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1682 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1228 |
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| 6 | seemed [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 1094 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 843 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 721 |
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| 9 | appear [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 693 |
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| 10 | seems [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 564 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 464 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 382 |
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| 13 | seem [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 377 |
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| 14 | go [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 341 |
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| 15 | going [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 339 |
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| 16 | appeared [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 279 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] [be] doing | 242 |
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| 18 | say [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 212 |
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| 19 | said [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 203 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] [be] going | 188 |
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| 21 | appears [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 179 |
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| 22 | seem [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 178 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] [be] working | 156 |
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| 24 | happen [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 147 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] [be] getting | 143 |
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| 26 | appear [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 139 |
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| 27 | see [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 136 |
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| 28 | seen [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 133 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] [be] taking | 129 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] [be] looking | 126 |
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