| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | by [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 1326 |
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| 2 | by [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 1107 |
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| 3 | by [v-ing] them [prep] | 450 |
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| 4 | by [v-ing] they [prep] | 450 |
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| 5 | by [v-ing] it [prep] | 433 |
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| 6 | by [v-ing] it [prep] | 433 |
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| 7 | by [v-ing] [pron] with | 251 |
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| 8 | by [v-ing] [pron] to | 236 |
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| 9 | by [v-ing] [pron] in | 212 |
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| 10 | by [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 149 |
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| 11 | by [v-ing] he [prep] | 110 |
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| 12 | by [v-ing] him [prep] | 110 |
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| 13 | by [v-ing] [pron] into | 103 |
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| 14 | by [v-ing] [pron] from | 74 |
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| 15 | by [v-ing] [pron] as | 74 |
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| 16 | by [v-ing] [pron] of | 71 |
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| 17 | by [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 64 |
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| 18 | by [v-ing] [pron] on | 62 |
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| 19 | by [v-ing] himself [prep] | 52 |
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| 20 | by [v-ing] himself [prep] | 52 |
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| 21 | by [v-ing] her [prep] | 47 |
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| 22 | by [v-ing] she [prep] | 47 |
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| 23 | by [v-ing] [pron] for | 39 |
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| 24 | by placing [pron] [prep] | 38 |
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| 25 | by [v-ing] [pron] at | 36 |
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| 26 | by putting [pron] [prep] | 31 |
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| 27 | by [v-ing] themselves [prep] | 31 |
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| 28 | by [v-ing] themselves [prep] | 31 |
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| 29 | by providing [pron] [prep] | 30 |
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| 30 | by [v-ing] [pron] through | 26 |
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