| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [to-vb] [noun sg] | 698 |
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| 2 | was [to-vb] [noun pl] | 366 |
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| 3 | was [to-vb] [noun prp] | 353 |
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| 4 | was to take [noun] | 91 |
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| 5 | was [to-vb] [n mass] | 65 |
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| 6 | was [to-vb] place | 50 |
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| 7 | was [to-vb] place | 50 |
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| 8 | was to become [noun] | 42 |
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| 9 | was to make [noun] | 41 |
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| 10 | was to get [noun] | 33 |
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| 11 | was [to-vb] people | 33 |
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| 12 | was [to-vb] people | 33 |
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| 13 | was to provide [noun] | 31 |
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| 14 | was to give [noun] | 30 |
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| 15 | was to have [noun] | 30 |
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| 16 | was to bring [noun] | 27 |
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| 17 | was to see [noun] | 25 |
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| 18 | was to encourage [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | was to keep [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | was to prevent [noun] | 18 |
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| 21 | was to find [noun] | 18 |
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| 22 | was to help [noun] | 17 |
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| 23 | was to save [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | was to use [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | was to raise [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | was to allow [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | was [to-vb] part | 12 |
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| 28 | was to visit [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | was to put [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | was to improve [noun] | 11 |
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