| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] tell [pers pn] about | 137 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] about | 115 |
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| 3 | had [verb] [pers pn] about | 113 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] [pers pn] about | 89 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] him about | 79 |
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| 6 | [vb past] told [pers pn] about | 74 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] her about | 54 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] me about | 48 |
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| 9 | [vb past] to tell [pers pn] about | 47 |
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| 10 | [vb past] ask [pers pn] about | 39 |
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| 11 | wanted [verb] [pers pn] about | 23 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] you about | 21 |
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| 13 | [vb past] to ask [pers pn] about | 19 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [v-ing] [pers pn] about | 16 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [verb] them about | 14 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [verb] us about | 14 |
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| 17 | 'd [verb] [pers pn] about | 13 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [vb infin] [pers pn] about | 12 |
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| 19 | [vb past] warn [pers pn] about | 12 |
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| 20 | [vb past] asked [pers pn] about | 11 |
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| 21 | began [verb] [pers pn] about | 11 |
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| 22 | started [verb] [pers pn] about | 11 |
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| 23 | did [verb] [pers pn] about | 11 |
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| 24 | [vb past] warned [pers pn] about | 9 |
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| 25 | [vb past] see [pers pn] about | 9 |
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| 26 | [vb past] to see [pers pn] about | 9 |
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| 27 | [vb past] telling [pers pn] about | 8 |
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| 28 | came [verb] [pers pn] about | 7 |
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| 29 | tried [verb] [pers pn] about | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb past] tell [pers pn] about | 6 |
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