| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 820 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] | 742 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 687 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 667 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 602 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 532 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 287 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 187 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 142 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 11 | [was/were] used [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 12 | [was/were] use [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] [noun] | 50 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] use the [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] using the [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 16 | [was/were] go [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 17 | [was/were] designed [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 18 | [was/were] design [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 19 | [was/were] going [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 20 | [was/were] ask [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | [was/were] intend [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 22 | [was/were] try [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 23 | [was/were] trying [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 24 | [was/were] intended [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 25 | [was/were] asked [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [num] [noun] | 28 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the new [noun] | 27 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [det] [noun] | 27 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the new [noun] | 27 |
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| 30 | [was/were] made [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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