| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1427 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1277 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1230 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1103 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 931 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun] | 732 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 687 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 687 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun] | 609 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 495 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 308 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 157 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] an [adj] [noun] | 123 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [art] [adj] [noun] | 123 |
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| 15 | [was/were] go [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 101 |
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| 16 | [was/were] going [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 100 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] have [art] [adj] [noun] | 92 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] use [art] [adj] [noun] | 91 |
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| 19 | [was/were] use [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 20 | [was/were] used [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] new [noun] | 88 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to have [art] [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] using [art] [adj] [noun] | 82 |
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| 24 | [was/were] try [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 25 | [was/were] force [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 26 | [was/were] forced [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 27 | [was/were] ask [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 28 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 57 |
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| 29 | [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 56 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] make [art] [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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