| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 282 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] be the [adj] | 281 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 251 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] | 224 |
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| 5 | [vb past] it [be] the [adj] | 169 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 127 |
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| 7 | said [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 88 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [adj -est] | 74 |
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| 9 | thought [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 57 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [num ord] | 48 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the good | 36 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the best | 33 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the only | 32 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the only | 32 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the first | 29 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the first | 29 |
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| 17 | [vb past] he [be] the [adj] | 27 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] were the [adj] | 27 |
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| 19 | [vb past] i [be] the [adj] | 27 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [det] | 22 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] [is] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the same | 19 |
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| 23 | [vb past] they [be] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the same | 19 |
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| 25 | knew [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 15 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] 's the [adj] | 13 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the right | 13 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the right | 13 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the last | 12 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the last | 12 |
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