| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 1484 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 1059 |
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| 3 | had [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 984 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] | 470 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] in a [adj] | 256 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] for a [adj] | 221 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] to a [adj] | 213 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] into a [adj] | 157 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] on a [adj] | 137 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] as a [adj] | 131 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] with a [adj] | 131 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 101 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] from a [adj] | 89 |
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| 14 | began [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 72 |
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| 15 | 'd [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 63 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [det] | 63 |
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| 17 | [vb past] come [prep] a [adj] | 60 |
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| 18 | [vb past] go [prep] a [adj] | 59 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a few | 57 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a few | 57 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [verb] at a [adj] | 54 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [num] | 51 |
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| 23 | [vb past] come [prep] a [adj] | 50 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] | 49 |
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| 25 | became [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 44 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [verb] by a [adj] | 44 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a long | 42 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a long | 42 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [verb] through a [adj] | 41 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [verb] like a [adj] | 41 |
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