| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] | 833 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 800 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 786 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] | 688 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun pl] | 173 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] were [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 116 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the [noun] | 115 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] used [verb] the [noun] | 96 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] use [verb] the [noun] | 96 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [noun] | 74 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] make [verb] the [noun] | 66 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] made [verb] the [noun] | 66 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun prp] | 44 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] use the [noun] | 41 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] designed [verb] the [noun] | 39 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] design [verb] the [noun] | 39 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] using the [noun] | 38 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] intend [verb] the [noun] | 37 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] intended [verb] the [noun] | 35 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] asked [verb] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] ask [verb] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 22 | attempt [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 23 | decision [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] try [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] required [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] require [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] trying [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 28 | study [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] beginning [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] take [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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