| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 1170 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 853 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 806 |
|
| 4 | [be] [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] | 760 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 612 |
|
| 6 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 356 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] he [vb past] | 261 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] he [vb past] | 256 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] [pron] had | 248 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [Wh det] [vb past] | 247 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 194 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] which [vb past] | 178 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] which [vb past] | 178 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] i [vb past] | 162 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] i [vb past] | 151 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] she [vb past] | 133 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] she [vb past] | 129 |
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| 18 | [be] tell [pron] [vb past] | 120 |
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| 19 | [be] told [pron] [vb past] | 118 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] they [vb past] | 109 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] they [vb past] | 106 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 95 |
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| 23 | be [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 95 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] it [vb past] | 92 |
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| 25 | [been] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 92 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] it [vb past] | 92 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 92 |
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| 28 | [is] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 89 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [pron] did | 75 |
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| 30 | [be] say [pron] [vb past] | 74 |
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