| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] say [pers pn] [vb past] | 235 |
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| 2 | have say [pron] [vb past] | 133 |
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| 3 | [vb past] say [pron] [vb past] | 133 |
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| 4 | [verb] said [pron] [vb past] | 119 |
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| 5 | [verb] say he [vb past] | 76 |
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| 6 | [verb] say he [vb past] | 76 |
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| 7 | [verb] to say [pron] [vb past] | 67 |
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| 8 | had say [pron] [vb past] | 64 |
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| 9 | [verb] say [pron] had | 57 |
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| 10 | [verb] say they [vb past] | 40 |
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| 11 | [verb] say they [vb past] | 40 |
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| 12 | [verb] say she [vb past] | 36 |
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| 13 | [verb] say she [vb past] | 36 |
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| 14 | [verb] say [pron] did | 31 |
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| 15 | [vb base] say [pron] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 16 | [verb] say i [vb past] | 29 |
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| 17 | [verb] say [pron] 'd | 29 |
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| 18 | [verb] say i [vb past] | 29 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] say [pron] [vb past] | 26 |
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| 20 | [verb] said [pron] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] say [pron] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 22 | [verb] say you [vb past] | 22 |
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| 23 | [verb] say you [vb past] | 22 |
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| 24 | 'd say [pron] [vb past] | 21 |
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| 25 | [vb -s] say [pron] [vb past] | 20 |
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| 26 | [verb] say [pron] [vb past] | 19 |
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| 27 | [verb] say [pron] wanted | 19 |
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| 28 | [verb] say we [vb past] | 17 |
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| 29 | did say [pron] [vb past] | 17 |
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| 30 | do say [pron] [vb past] | 17 |
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