| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 1061 |
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| 2 | [subord] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 533 |
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| 3 | [pron] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 379 |
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| 4 | [noun] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 366 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 327 |
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| 6 | what they be [v-ing] [prep] | 301 |
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| 7 | what they be [v-ing] [prep] | 301 |
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| 8 | that they be [v-ing] [prep] | 294 |
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| 9 | that they be [v-ing] [prep] | 294 |
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| 10 | [that] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 294 |
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| 11 | [adv] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 292 |
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| 12 | [verb] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 267 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 241 |
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| 14 | [coord] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 234 |
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| 15 | [adv] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 195 |
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| 16 | and they be [v-ing] [prep] | 180 |
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| 17 | and they be [v-ing] [prep] | 180 |
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| 18 | if they be [v-ing] [prep] | 151 |
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| 19 | if they be [v-ing] [prep] | 151 |
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| 20 | when they be [v-ing] [prep] | 101 |
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| 21 | when they be [v-ing] [prep] | 101 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 99 |
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| 23 | [vb past] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 96 |
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| 24 | [vb base] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 88 |
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| 25 | [Wh adv] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 88 |
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| 26 | [prep] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 87 |
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| 27 | [prep] they be [v-ing] [prep] | 87 |
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| 28 | of they be [v-ing] [prep] | 79 |
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| 29 | of they be [v-ing] [prep] | 79 |
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| 30 | say they be [v-ing] [prep] | 66 |
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