| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 4645 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 4236 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 3770 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 3351 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 3222 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 3222 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 3131 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] | 1513 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 1379 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [art] [noun] | 1229 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 1179 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 608 |
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| 13 | [was/were] go [verb] [art] [noun] | 408 |
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| 14 | [was/were] going [verb] [art] [noun] | 406 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [art] [noun] | 321 |
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| 16 | [was/were] try [verb] [art] [noun] | 261 |
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| 17 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [noun] | 249 |
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| 18 | [was/were] use [verb] [art] [noun] | 228 |
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| 19 | [was/were] used [verb] [art] [noun] | 222 |
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| 20 | [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [noun] | 207 |
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| 21 | [was/were] ask [verb] [art] [noun] | 207 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] use [art] [noun] | 201 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] an [noun] | 200 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun prp] | 191 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] have [art] [noun] | 161 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] using [art] [noun] | 160 |
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| 27 | [was/were] make [verb] [art] [noun] | 159 |
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| 28 | [was/were] made [verb] [art] [noun] | 158 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] make [art] [noun] | 158 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to have [art] [noun] | 153 |
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