| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [det] be [v-ing] | 139 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] [det] [is] [v-ing] | 101 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] that [be] [v-ing] | 84 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [det] is [v-ing] | 51 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [det] 's [v-ing] | 50 |
|
| 6 | think [det] [be] [v-ing] | 44 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [det] [be] going | 37 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] this [be] [v-ing] | 32 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] [det] [be] gon | 18 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] all [be] [v-ing] | 17 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] [det] been [v-ing] | 14 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] [det] [been] [v-ing] | 14 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] [det] [was/were] [v-ing] | 14 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] [det] was [v-ing] | 14 |
|
| 15 | know [det] [be] [v-ing] | 13 |
|
| 16 | 've [det] [be] [v-ing] | 13 |
|
| 17 | mean [det] [be] [v-ing] | 8 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] [det] [am/are] [v-ing] | 7 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] [det] are [v-ing] | 7 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] [det] [be] getting | 6 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [det] [be] making | 6 |
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| 22 | [vb base] [det] [be] coming | 6 |
|
| 23 | hope [det] [be] [v-ing] | 5 |
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