| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] a [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] | 881 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a [noun] of [v-ing] | 479 |
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| 3 | had a [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 260 |
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| 4 | [vb past] a [noun] for [v-ing] | 165 |
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| 5 | made a [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 117 |
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| 6 | [vb past] a way [prep] [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 7 | [vb past] a way [prep] [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 8 | [vb past] a [noun] by [v-ing] | 64 |
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| 9 | [vb past] a [noun] in [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 10 | [vb past] a point [prep] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 11 | [vb past] a point [prep] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 12 | [vb past] a lot [prep] [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 13 | [vb past] a lot [prep] [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 14 | [vb past] a habit [prep] [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 15 | [vb past] a habit [prep] [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 16 | [vb past] a chance [prep] [v-ing] | 37 |
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| 17 | [vb past] a chance [prep] [v-ing] | 37 |
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| 18 | took a [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 19 | [vb past] a [noun] before [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 20 | did a [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 24 |
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| 21 | [vb past] a [n mass] [prep] [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 22 | [vb past] a [noun] on [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 23 | [vb past] a [noun] [prep] getting | 22 |
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| 24 | became a [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 25 | [vb past] a bit [prep] [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 26 | [vb past] a [noun] [prep] making | 21 |
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| 27 | [vb past] a bit [prep] [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 28 | [vb past] a [noun] after [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 29 | [vb past] a reputation [prep] [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 30 | [vb past] a reputation [prep] [v-ing] | 19 |
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