| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 4236 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] | 3458 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 3025 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] | 2956 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] | 2956 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 2879 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 1356 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 1241 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 1177 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 1054 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun pl] | 565 |
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| 12 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 408 |
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| 13 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 406 |
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| 14 | [was/were] try [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 260 |
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| 15 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 248 |
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| 16 | [was/were] use [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 227 |
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| 17 | [was/were] used [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 222 |
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| 18 | [was/were] asked [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 206 |
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| 19 | [was/were] ask [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 206 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] an [noun] | 187 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] to have [art] [noun] | 153 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to make [art] [noun] | 152 |
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| 23 | [was/were] make [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 150 |
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| 24 | [was/were] made [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 149 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun prp] | 144 |
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| 26 | [was/were] design [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 142 |
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| 27 | [was/were] designed [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 142 |
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| 28 | [was/were] force [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 132 |
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| 29 | [was/were] forced [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 132 |
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| 30 | [was/were] intend [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 121 |
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