| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 1005 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 759 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] a [noun] | 654 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] a [noun] | 394 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 295 |
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| 6 | [was/were] go [to-vb] a [noun] | 178 |
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| 7 | [was/were] going [to-vb] a [noun] | 177 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to have a [noun] | 93 |
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| 9 | [was/were] asked [to-vb] a [noun] | 82 |
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| 10 | [was/were] ask [to-vb] a [noun] | 82 |
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| 11 | [was/were] try [to-vb] a [noun] | 77 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to make a [noun] | 77 |
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| 13 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] a [noun] | 72 |
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| 14 | [was/were] invited [to-vb] a [noun] | 35 |
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| 15 | [was/were] invite [to-vb] a [noun] | 35 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to take a [noun] | 34 |
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| 17 | [was/were] force [to-vb] a [noun] | 33 |
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| 18 | [was/were] forced [to-vb] a [noun] | 33 |
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| 19 | [was/were] expect [to-vb] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to get a [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] a [n mass] | 30 |
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| 22 | [was/were] expected [to-vb] a [noun] | 28 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] to become a [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [was/were] beginning [to-vb] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 25 | [was/were] begin [to-vb] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 26 | [was/were] required [to-vb] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 27 | [was/were] require [to-vb] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] to find a [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | [was/were] allowed [to-vb] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to do a [noun] | 22 |
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