| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [verb] [adj -er] | 126 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj -er] | 80 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] getting [adj -er] | 43 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] get [adj -er] | 43 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj -er] | 41 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] make [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] made [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] worse | 24 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] louder | 12 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] grow [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] greater | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] growing [adj -er] | 10 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] becoming [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] become [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] easier | 9 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] stronger | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] given [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] give [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] were [verb] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] harder | 7 |
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| 22 | voice [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 6 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] faster | 5 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] higher | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] smaller | 5 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] further | 5 |
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