| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] have [verb] | 4159 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] | 4122 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] | 3505 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] had [verb] | 2348 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] | 2305 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [verb] [verb] | 1694 |
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| 7 | said [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 1670 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [verb] | 1204 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] 'd [verb] | 1066 |
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| 10 | did [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 1043 |
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| 11 | [vb past] you [verb] [verb] | 995 |
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| 12 | [vb past] i [verb] [verb] | 951 |
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| 13 | [vb past] she [verb] [verb] | 937 |
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| 14 | thought [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 806 |
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| 15 | [vb past] they [verb] [verb] | 678 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] get | 511 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [pers pn] want [verb] | 506 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb base] [verb] | 473 |
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| 19 | knew [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 440 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] got | 396 |
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| 21 | [vb past] it [verb] [verb] | 388 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] go | 335 |
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| 23 | felt [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 334 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] do | 319 |
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| 25 | [vb past] we [verb] [verb] | 293 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 280 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] 've [verb] | 274 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] wanted [verb] | 269 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] have | 261 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] have [verb] | 257 |
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