| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] the | 1406 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] a | 307 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [v-ing] in [art] | 255 |
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| 4 | began [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 221 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [v-ing] to [art] | 206 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [v-ing] at [art] | 187 |
|
| 7 | started [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 186 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [v-ing] on [art] | 167 |
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| 9 | came [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 162 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [v-ing] for [art] | 135 |
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| 11 | went [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 117 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [v-ing] into [art] | 116 |
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| 13 | stood [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 112 |
|
| 14 | kept [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 106 |
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| 15 | [vb past] looking [prep] [art] | 96 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [v-ing] with [art] | 78 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [v-ing] through [art] | 78 |
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| 18 | sat [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 72 |
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| 19 | [vb past] going [prep] [art] | 69 |
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| 20 | [vb past] working [prep] [art] | 68 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [v-ing] from [art] | 68 |
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| 22 | [vb past] talking [prep] [art] | 53 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [v-ing] about [art] | 50 |
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| 24 | stopped [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 25 | lay [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 39 |
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| 26 | [vb past] running [prep] [art] | 39 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [v-ing] down [art] | 38 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [v-ing] as [art] | 35 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [v-ing] across [art] | 35 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] an | 33 |
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