| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and [vb past] [verb] | 12876 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [vb past] [to-vb] | 8790 |
|
| 3 | [coord] had [verb] | 4078 |
|
| 4 | [coord] [vb past] [vb pp] | 3849 |
|
| 5 | [coord] [vb past] [v-ing] | 1837 |
|
| 6 | [coord] began [verb] | 1571 |
|
| 7 | but [vb past] [verb] | 1371 |
|
| 8 | [coord] tried [verb] | 894 |
|
| 9 | [coord] started [verb] | 739 |
|
| 10 | or [vb past] [verb] | 532 |
|
| 11 | [coord] decided [verb] | 355 |
|
| 12 | [coord] failed [verb] | 352 |
|
| 13 | [coord] [vb past] have | 332 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [vb past] make | 330 |
|
| 15 | [coord] went [verb] | 322 |
|
| 16 | [coord] continued [verb] | 273 |
|
| 17 | [coord] [vb past] take | 257 |
|
| 18 | [coord] wanted [verb] | 255 |
|
| 19 | [coord] refused [verb] | 251 |
|
| 20 | [coord] [vb past] do | 243 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [vb past] go | 235 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [vb past] look | 232 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [vb past] see | 220 |
|
| 24 | [coord] [vb past] get | 209 |
|
| 25 | [coord] [vb past] to make | 209 |
|
| 26 | [coord] seemed [verb] | 206 |
|
| 27 | [coord] managed [verb] | 203 |
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| 28 | [coord] [vb past] to have | 183 |
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| 29 | [coord] did [verb] | 182 |
|
| 30 | [coord] [vb past] [vb infin] | 178 |
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