| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 423 |
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| 2 | he [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 403 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] had [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 386 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] wanted [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 181 |
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| 5 | she [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 171 |
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| 6 | we [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 7 | they [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 149 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [vb past] to have a [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] decided [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] tried [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 119 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [vb past] to make a [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [vb past] to get a [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 13 | you [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] [vb past] to take a [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 15 | it [vb past] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [vb past] to find a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] began [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] managed [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] went [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] a lot | 47 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [vb past] to see a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] seemed [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] failed [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [vb past] to do a [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] a bit | 33 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] needed [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [vb past] to buy a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] refused [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] a look | 22 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [vb past] to write a [noun sg] | 21 |
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