| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] me | 2469 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] i | 1282 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] i | 1079 |
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| 4 | had [verb] i | 1072 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] i | 387 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] tell i | 334 |
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| 7 | 'd [verb] i | 278 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] see i | 227 |
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| 9 | did [verb] i | 212 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [vb infin] i | 210 |
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| 11 | came [verb] i | 191 |
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| 12 | [vb past] told i | 178 |
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| 13 | [vb past] to see i | 178 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [v-ing] i | 171 |
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| 15 | wanted [verb] i | 160 |
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| 16 | [vb past] give i | 158 |
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| 17 | tried [verb] i | 144 |
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| 18 | [vb past] given i | 101 |
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| 19 | [vb past] ask i | 94 |
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| 20 | started [verb] i | 82 |
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| 21 | [vb past] to tell i | 82 |
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| 22 | [vb past] make i | 76 |
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| 23 | said [verb] i | 66 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [vb base] i | 62 |
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| 25 | [vb past] take i | 61 |
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| 26 | kept [verb] i | 58 |
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| 27 | [vb past] say i | 58 |
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| 28 | [vb past] asked i | 57 |
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| 29 | began [verb] i | 54 |
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| 30 | seemed [verb] i | 52 |
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