| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] | 756 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] | 600 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 597 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 430 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the [noun] | 353 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 220 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 196 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 164 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun pl] | 152 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] go [verb] the [noun] | 137 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] going [verb] the [noun] | 136 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 132 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 93 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 92 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] try [verb] the [noun] | 77 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] trying [verb] the [noun] | 74 |
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| 17 | we [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 66 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] decide [verb] the [noun] | 50 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] decided [verb] the [noun] | 49 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun prp] | 35 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] forced [verb] the [noun] | 29 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] force [verb] the [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] determined [verb] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] determine [verb] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] agreed [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] agree [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] invited [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] ask [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] see the [noun] | 22 |
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