| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 268 |
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| 2 | was [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 223 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun pl] | 174 |
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| 4 | were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 135 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] the [num] [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] the [det] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] the same [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] the same [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj -est] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] make the [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] the two [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] the [num ord] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] the two [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj] touches | 9 |
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| 17 | [was/were] see the [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] give the [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] the new [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] the new [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 21 | [was/were] making the [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] the finishing [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] the finishing [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj -er] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] put the [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] given the [adj] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] the three [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] putting the [adj] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] the final [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] the other [noun pl] | 6 |
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