| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 1313 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 471 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 450 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 319 |
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| 5 | seemed [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 267 |
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| 6 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 249 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 242 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 167 |
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| 9 | appear [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 164 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 164 |
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| 11 | [noun] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 130 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 110 |
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| 13 | seems [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 14 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 15 | supposed [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 101 |
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| 17 | going [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 97 |
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| 18 | go [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 97 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 81 |
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| 20 | appeared [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 72 |
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| 21 | [adv] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 67 |
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| 22 | seem [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 66 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
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| 24 | [modal v] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
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| 25 | likely [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 26 | likely [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 27 | happen [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 51 |
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| 28 | ought [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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| 29 | [adv] [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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| 30 | ought [prep] be [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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