| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -est] | 250 |
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| 2 | had [verb] [art] [adj -est] | 138 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] [art] [adj -est] | 124 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] [art] [adj -est] | 110 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] [art] best | 69 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] [art] worst | 30 |
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| 7 | [vb past] make [art] [adj -est] | 21 |
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| 8 | [vb past] have [art] [adj -est] | 19 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] [art] largest | 16 |
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| 10 | seemed [verb] [art] [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] [art] greatest | 14 |
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| 12 | [vb past] become [art] [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 13 | [vb past] to make [art] [adj -est] | 13 |
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| 14 | [vb past] become [art] [adj -est] | 12 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [verb] [art] highest | 12 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [verb] [art] latest | 12 |
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| 17 | [vb past] to have [art] [adj -est] | 11 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [verb] [art] biggest | 10 |
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| 19 | tried [verb] [art] [adj -est] | 10 |
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| 20 | [vb past] take [art] [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [verb] [art] slightest | 9 |
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| 22 | [vb past] do [art] [adj -est] | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb past] show [art] [adj -est] | 8 |
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| 24 | 'd [verb] [art] [adj -est] | 8 |
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| 25 | [vb past] give [art] [adj -est] | 8 |
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| 26 | [vb past] made [art] [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 27 | wanted [verb] [art] [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [vb infin] [art] [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb past] get [art] [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 30 | [vb past] to offer [art] [adj -est] | 6 |
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