| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 832 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 523 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun pl] | 457 |
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| 4 | had [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 452 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] the [num] [noun pl] | 120 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] the two [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] the two [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 9 | began [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 10 | tried [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] the [det] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] the same [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] the same [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -est] [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 15 | 'd [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 16 | failed [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 17 | [vb past] see the [adj] [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 18 | wanted [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] the other [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] the other [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 21 | [vb past] make the [adj] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [verb] the [num ord] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 23 | helped [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 24 | seemed [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 25 | sought [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [vb infin] the [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -er] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 28 | [vb past] use the [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 29 | continued [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 30 | [vb past] seen the [adj] [noun pl] | 17 |
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