| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] | 462 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 379 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] | 372 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 354 |
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| 5 | was [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 350 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 149 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [verb] the [noun] | 139 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 9 | [was/were] not [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun pl] | 98 |
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| 11 | [was/were] not [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 67 |
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| 13 | [was/were] also [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 67 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] go [verb] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] going [verb] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [v-ing] the [noun] | 34 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] use [verb] the [noun] | 33 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] used [verb] the [noun] | 33 |
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| 19 | [was/were] n't [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] allowed [verb] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] allow [verb] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] trying [verb] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] try [verb] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 24 | [was/were] still [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [was/were] still [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] design [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 27 | [was/were] then [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 28 | [was/were] then [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] designed [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun prp] | 19 |
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