| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 2028 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] | 1683 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [to-vb] | 734 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 702 |
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| 5 | [am/are] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 593 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 537 |
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| 7 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb base] | 460 |
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| 8 | [is] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 411 |
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| 9 | [be] [v-ing] you [verb] | 405 |
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| 10 | [be] [v-ing] you [verb] | 403 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] i [verb] | 371 |
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| 12 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 356 |
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| 13 | is [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 233 |
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| 14 | 're [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 233 |
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| 15 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] have | 222 |
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| 16 | [be] [v-ing] he [verb] | 220 |
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| 17 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] do | 216 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] it [verb] | 204 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] it [verb] | 204 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 198 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 198 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] they [verb] | 195 |
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| 23 | [be] [v-ing] i [verb] | 193 |
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| 24 | 's [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 178 |
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| 25 | [be] [v-ing] me [verb] | 178 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb infin] | 177 |
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| 27 | 'm [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 166 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 165 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] she [verb] | 157 |
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| 30 | [be] saying [pron] [verb] | 156 |
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