| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [adj] | 489 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] was [art] [adj] | 427 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [adj] | 400 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [was/were] a [adj] | 284 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [was/were] a [adj] | 243 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [was/were] the [adj] | 203 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [was/were] the [adj] | 203 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] were [art] [adj] | 62 |
|
| 9 | thought [was/were] [art] [adj] | 60 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [was/were] an [adj] | 41 |
|
| 11 | saw [was/were] [art] [adj] | 35 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] good | 33 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [adj -est] | 30 |
|
| 14 | wanted [was/were] [art] [adj] | 29 |
|
| 15 | hoped [was/were] [art] [adj] | 25 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [det] | 25 |
|
| 17 | said [was/were] [art] [adj] | 24 |
|
| 18 | needed [was/were] [art] [adj] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] good | 16 |
|
| 20 | felt [was/were] [art] [adj] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] best | 15 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [num] | 13 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] [num ord] | 13 |
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| 24 | believed [was/were] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 25 | claimed [was/were] [art] [adj] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] same | 12 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] same | 12 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [was/were] [art] few | 11 |
|
| 29 | used [was/were] [art] [adj] | 11 |
|
| 30 | had [was/were] [art] [adj] | 11 |
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