| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 564 |
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| 2 | [coord] began [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 3 | [coord] tried [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 4 | but [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 5 | [coord] had [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 6 | [coord] failed [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 7 | [coord] decided [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 8 | [coord] started [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 9 | [coord] went [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 10 | [coord] [vb past] to see the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 11 | [coord] [vb past] [to-vb] the door | 18 |
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| 12 | [coord] [vb past] to make the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 13 | [coord] threatened [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 14 | [coord] attempted [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 15 | [coord] refused [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 16 | [coord] managed [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | [coord] [vb past] to open the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 18 | [coord] continued [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 19 | [coord] [vb past] to leave the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 20 | [coord] helped [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 21 | or [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 22 | [coord] [vb past] to keep the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 23 | [coord] asked [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 24 | [coord] wanted [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 25 | [coord] turned [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | [coord] [vb past] to take the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 27 | [coord] seemed [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | [coord] agreed [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 29 | [coord] promised [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | [coord] proceeded [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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