| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] an [noun sg] | 189 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] an [noun] | 187 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [verb] an [noun] | 140 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] an [noun] | 134 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] an [noun] | 63 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [verb] an [noun] | 60 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] have an [noun] | 21 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to have an [noun] | 21 |
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| 9 | [was/were] try [verb] an [noun] | 18 |
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| 10 | [was/were] trying [verb] an [noun] | 17 |
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| 11 | [was/were] going [verb] an [noun] | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] go [verb] an [noun] | 14 |
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| 13 | [was/were] ask [verb] an [noun] | 13 |
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| 14 | [was/were] asked [verb] an [noun] | 13 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] make an [noun] | 13 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to make an [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] an [noun] | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] designed [verb] an [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] use an [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] design [verb] an [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] invite [verb] an [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | [was/were] invited [verb] an [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] provide an [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] determine [verb] an [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] determined [verb] an [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] to give an [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] to provide an [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] give an [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] expect [verb] an [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to take an [noun] | 7 |
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