| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 214 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 192 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 150 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 66 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 64 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] in a [noun] | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] in a [noun] | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] for a [noun] | 29 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] as a [noun] | 29 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] as a [noun] | 29 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] for a [noun] | 29 |
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| 14 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 28 |
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| 15 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 28 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] to a [noun] | 24 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] to a [noun] | 24 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] an [noun] | 22 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] on a [noun] | 20 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] on a [noun] | 20 |
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| 21 | [was/were] asked [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 19 |
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| 22 | [was/were] ask [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 19 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] with a [noun] | 17 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] like a [noun] | 17 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] like a [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] with a [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] beginning [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 28 | [was/were] begin [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] to go [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] expected [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 12 |
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