| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 233 |
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| 2 | was [verb] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 5 | [was/were] tell that the [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 6 | [was/were] told that the [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 7 | were [verb] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] that the [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] that the new [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] that the new [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 12 | [was/were] feel that the [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 13 | [was/were] felt that the [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] agreed that the [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 15 | [was/were] hold that the [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 16 | [was/were] held that the [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 17 | [was/were] agree that the [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] that the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 19 | [was/were] argue that the [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] announced that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] that the [adj] government | 8 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] that the [num ord] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 23 | [was/were] believe that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] suggest that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] announce that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] decided that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 27 | [was/were] say that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] decide that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] argued that the [adj] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] estimate that the [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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