| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] | 737 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [adj] | 715 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] a [adj] | 616 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [verb] a [adj] | 550 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [verb] a [adj] | 272 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] a [adj] | 196 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] have a [adj] | 83 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to have a [adj] | 80 |
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| 9 | [was/were] go [verb] a [adj] | 79 |
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| 10 | [was/were] going [verb] a [adj] | 78 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a new | 75 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a new | 75 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] a [adj] | 73 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] use a [adj] | 58 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] using a [adj] | 54 |
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| 16 | [was/were] asked [verb] a [adj] | 48 |
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| 17 | [was/were] ask [verb] a [adj] | 48 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] make a [adj] | 46 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to make a [adj] | 44 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [adj -er] | 44 |
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| 21 | [was/were] force [verb] a [adj] | 42 |
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| 22 | [was/were] forced [verb] a [adj] | 42 |
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| 23 | [was/were] used [verb] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 24 | [was/were] use [verb] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 25 | [was/were] try [verb] a [adj] | 31 |
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| 26 | [was/were] expect [verb] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [num] | 30 |
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| 28 | [was/were] trying [verb] a [adj] | 29 |
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| 29 | [was/were] expected [verb] a [adj] | 27 |
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| 30 | [was/were] determined [verb] a [adj] | 25 |
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