| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 1769 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 1674 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 1267 |
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| 4 | had [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 1180 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] | 535 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] in a [adj] | 311 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 299 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] to a [adj] | 251 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] for a [adj] | 243 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] into a [adj] | 180 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] on a [adj] | 164 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] with a [adj] | 159 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] as a [adj] | 149 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 120 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [verb] from a [adj] | 107 |
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| 16 | began [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 83 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [verb] at a [adj] | 79 |
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| 18 | [vb past] come [prep] a [adj] | 74 |
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| 19 | 'd [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 67 |
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| 20 | [vb past] go [prep] a [adj] | 64 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [det] | 64 |
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| 22 | [vb past] come [prep] a [adj] | 63 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] | 61 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a few | 57 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a few | 57 |
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| 26 | became [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 52 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [num] | 52 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [verb] like a [adj] | 47 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [verb] through a [adj] | 47 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [verb] by a [adj] | 46 |
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