| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 1769 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [coord] [verb] | 1610 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] and [verb] | 1327 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] and [verb] | 1327 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] [v-ing] | 1181 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 797 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 536 |
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| 8 | [am/are] [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 392 |
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| 9 | are [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 280 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 261 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] or [verb] | 260 |
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| 12 | [be] [v-ing] or [verb] | 260 |
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| 13 | [is] [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 257 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] [vb past] | 226 |
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| 15 | is [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 198 |
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| 16 | [been] [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 183 |
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| 17 | been [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 183 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] [vb base] | 182 |
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| 19 | be [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 139 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 139 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] [subord] [verb] | 103 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] [to-vb] | 91 |
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| 23 | [be] doing [conj] [verb] | 86 |
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| 24 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] have | 71 |
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| 25 | 're [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 67 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] whether [verb] | 60 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] whether [verb] | 60 |
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| 28 | 's [v-ing] [conj] [verb] | 59 |
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| 29 | [be] [v-ing] [conj] go | 56 |
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| 30 | [be] [v-ing] that [verb] | 56 |
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