| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 853 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 579 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb past] | 536 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 458 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] [pers pn] [vb past] | 281 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] he [vb past] | 256 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] had | 204 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] i [vb past] | 151 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] she [vb past] | 129 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 121 |
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| 11 | [be] tell [pers pn] [vb past] | 116 |
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| 12 | [be] told [pers pn] [vb past] | 114 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] they [vb past] | 106 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] it [vb past] | 92 |
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| 15 | [is] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 73 |
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| 16 | [be] say [pers pn] [vb past] | 67 |
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| 17 | [been] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 64 |
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| 18 | been [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 64 |
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| 19 | be [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 61 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 61 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] did | 59 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] you [vb past] | 59 |
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| 23 | [am/are] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 54 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] 'd | 52 |
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| 25 | is [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 43 |
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| 26 | [be] saying [pers pn] [vb past] | 41 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] we [vb past] | 32 |
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| 28 | [be] [to-vb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 29 | 's [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 30 |
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| 30 | [be] do [pers pn] [vb past] | 30 |
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