| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] to be [prep] | 465 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] be [prep] | 456 |
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| 3 | going [prep] be [prep] | 356 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] [prep] be in | 176 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] be on | 57 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] be like | 57 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [prep] be at | 35 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] be with | 30 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] be of | 29 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] be for | 17 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] being [prep] | 15 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] be about | 15 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] be from | 14 |
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| 14 | wanting [prep] be [prep] | 11 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] is [prep] | 10 |
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| 16 | claiming [prep] be [prep] | 10 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] be worth | 8 |
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| 18 | purporting [prep] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [prep] be by | 8 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [prep] be over | 7 |
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| 21 | pretending [prep] be [prep] | 7 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] about be [prep] | 7 |
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| 23 | seeming [prep] be [prep] | 6 |
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| 24 | hoping [prep] be [prep] | 6 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [prep] was [prep] | 6 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [prep] be to | 5 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] for be [prep] | 5 |
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| 28 | referring [prep] be [prep] | 5 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] into be [prep] | 5 |
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| 30 | longing [prep] be [prep] | 5 |
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