| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 353 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [to-vb] a [noun] | 311 |
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| 3 | had [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 290 |
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| 4 | [vb past] try [to-vb] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 5 | [vb past] manage [to-vb] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 6 | [vb past] fail [to-vb] a [noun] | 31 |
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| 7 | [vb past] failed [to-vb] a [noun] | 31 |
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| 8 | [vb past] agree [to-vb] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 9 | [vb past] decide [to-vb] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | [vb past] managed [to-vb] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] to make a [noun] | 25 |
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| 12 | [vb past] decided [to-vb] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb past] agreed [to-vb] a [noun] | 23 |
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| 14 | did [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [vb infin] [to-vb] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 16 | [vb past] tried [to-vb] a [noun] | 21 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [verb] to get a [noun] | 20 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [verb] to have a [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | 'd [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [v-ing] [to-vb] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [to-vb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 22 | [vb past] want [to-vb] a [noun] | 16 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [verb] to become a [noun] | 16 |
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| 24 | [vb past] have [to-vb] a [noun] | 15 |
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| 25 | [vb past] refused [to-vb] a [noun] | 14 |
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| 26 | [vb past] refuse [to-vb] a [noun] | 14 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [verb] to take a [noun] | 14 |
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| 28 | [vb past] wanted [to-vb] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [verb] to buy a [noun] | 13 |
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| 30 | [vb past] had [to-vb] a [noun] | 12 |
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