| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 150 |
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| 2 | say [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 148 |
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| 3 | say [pron] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 117 |
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| 4 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
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| 5 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 87 |
|
| 6 | say [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 85 |
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| 7 | say he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 70 |
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| 8 | say he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 70 |
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| 9 | say [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 64 |
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| 10 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 47 |
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| 11 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 40 |
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| 12 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 40 |
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| 13 | say [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 33 |
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| 14 | says [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 15 | say they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 16 | say they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 17 | say [pron] [was/were] go [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 18 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 20 |
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| 19 | say it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 20 | say it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 21 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 20 |
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| 22 | say [pron] [was/were] going [prep] [art] | 19 |
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| 23 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 19 |
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| 24 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 19 |
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| 25 | say she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 26 | say she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 27 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 15 |
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| 28 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 15 |
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| 29 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 14 |
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| 30 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 14 |
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