| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] because [pers pn] [verb] | 145 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] because [pron] [vb past] | 69 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] because [pron] have | 49 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] because [pron] [vb base] | 47 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] because [pron] [vb -s] | 34 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] because he [verb] | 31 |
|
| 7 | [v-ing] because he [verb] | 31 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] because it [verb] | 28 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] because it [verb] | 28 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] because i [verb] | 27 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] because i [verb] | 27 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] because they [verb] | 26 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] because they [verb] | 26 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] because [pron] do | 21 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] because [pron] 'd | 16 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] because you [verb] | 14 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] because you [verb] | 14 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] because [pron] had | 12 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] because [pron] know | 12 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] because [pron] did | 10 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] because we [verb] | 10 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] because we [verb] | 10 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] because she [verb] | 9 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] because she [verb] | 9 |
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| 25 | driving because [pron] [verb] | 8 |
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| 26 | crying because [pron] [verb] | 8 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] because [pron] 've | 8 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] because [pron] do | 7 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] because [pron] think | 6 |
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| 30 | speaking because [pron] [verb] | 6 |
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