| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] the [noun sg] | 9421 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] the [noun sg] | 9386 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 7931 |
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| 4 | 'd [verb] the [noun sg] | 837 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 737 |
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| 6 | tried [verb] the [noun sg] | 611 |
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| 7 | began [verb] the [noun sg] | 546 |
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| 8 | [vb past] take the [noun sg] | 507 |
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| 9 | wanted [verb] the [noun sg] | 499 |
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| 10 | [vb past] see the [noun sg] | 489 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [vb infin] the [noun sg] | 483 |
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| 12 | [vb past] leave the [noun sg] | 482 |
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| 13 | did [verb] the [noun sg] | 417 |
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| 14 | decided [verb] the [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 15 | failed [verb] the [noun sg] | 352 |
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| 16 | [vb past] left the [noun sg] | 351 |
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| 17 | [vb past] have the [noun sg] | 351 |
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| 18 | [vb past] make the [noun sg] | 346 |
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| 19 | [vb past] taken the [noun sg] | 304 |
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| 20 | [vb past] get the [noun sg] | 299 |
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| 21 | seemed [verb] the [noun sg] | 290 |
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| 22 | refused [verb] the [noun sg] | 274 |
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| 23 | [vb past] seen the [noun sg] | 271 |
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| 24 | [vb past] reach the [noun sg] | 261 |
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| 25 | helped [verb] the [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 26 | managed [verb] the [noun sg] | 234 |
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| 27 | [vb past] reached the [noun sg] | 221 |
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| 28 | [vb past] find the [noun sg] | 209 |
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| 29 | continued [verb] the [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 30 | started [verb] the [noun sg] | 203 |
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