| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] be [noun] | 747 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] | 661 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] was [noun] | 528 |
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| 4 | [vb past] it [be] [noun] | 523 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [noun sg] | 385 |
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| 6 | thought [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 232 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [noun prp] | 226 |
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| 8 | said [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 148 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] time | 142 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] time | 142 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [noun] | 133 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [noun pl] | 126 |
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| 13 | [vb past] they [be] [noun] | 83 |
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| 14 | decided [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 56 |
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| 15 | knew [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 55 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pers pn] [is] [noun] | 55 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [pers pn] 's [noun] | 51 |
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| 18 | [vb past] he [be] [noun] | 37 |
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| 19 | felt [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 31 |
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| 20 | [vb past] we [be] [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | had [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 23 |
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| 22 | [vb past] she [be] [noun] | 22 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] part | 20 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] part | 20 |
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| 25 | [vb past] you [be] [noun] | 20 |
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| 26 | [vb past] i [be] [noun] | 20 |
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| 27 | saw [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 19 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] been [noun] | 19 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pers pn] [been] [noun] | 19 |
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| 30 | realised [pers pn] [be] [noun] | 12 |
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