| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] they 're [v-ing] | 285 |
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| 2 | [vb base] they are [v-ing] | 151 |
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| 3 | think they [am/are] [v-ing] | 113 |
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| 4 | say they [am/are] [v-ing] | 92 |
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| 5 | [vb base] they [am/are] going | 64 |
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| 6 | know they [am/are] [v-ing] | 56 |
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| 7 | [vb base] they [am/are] gon | 39 |
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| 8 | [vb base] they [am/are] doing | 30 |
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| 9 | mean they [am/are] [v-ing] | 24 |
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| 10 | feel they [am/are] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 11 | [vb base] they [am/are] getting | 21 |
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| 12 | believe they [am/are] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 13 | [vb base] they [am/are] trying | 12 |
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| 14 | [vb base] they [am/are] making | 11 |
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| 15 | see they [am/are] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 16 | reckon they [am/are] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 17 | [vb base] they [am/are] looking | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb base] they [am/are] coming | 9 |
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| 19 | [vb base] they [am/are] having | 9 |
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| 20 | hope they [am/are] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 21 | [vb base] they [am/are] taking | 8 |
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| 22 | suppose they [am/are] [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 23 | bet they [am/are] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 24 | [vb base] they [am/are] living | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb base] they [am/are] keeping | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb base] they [am/are] losing | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb base] they [am/are] working | 6 |
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| 28 | expect they [am/are] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb base] they [am/are] putting | 5 |
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| 30 | imagine they [am/are] [v-ing] | 5 |
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