| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 766 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 698 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 674 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 664 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 594 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 589 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 589 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 167 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 139 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 128 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [art] [noun] | 99 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [art] [noun] | 84 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] was [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 68 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [verb] [art] [noun] | 59 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] make [verb] [art] [noun] | 59 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] use [art] [noun] | 56 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] using [art] [noun] | 51 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] use [verb] [art] [noun] | 46 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] used [verb] [art] [noun] | 45 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [noun] | 44 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] ask [verb] [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun prp] | 32 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] an [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] begin [verb] [art] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] beginning [verb] [art] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] needed [verb] [art] [noun] | 22 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] need [verb] [art] [noun] | 22 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] designed [verb] [art] [noun] | 21 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] try [verb] [art] [noun] | 21 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] design [verb] [art] [noun] | 21 |
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