| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | was [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1872 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1334 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] | 704 |
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| 4 | were [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 611 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 437 |
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| 6 | [was/were] give a [adj] [noun sg] | 342 |
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| 7 | [was/were] given a [adj] [noun sg] | 325 |
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| 8 | [was/were] wear a [adj] [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 9 | [was/were] wearing a [adj] [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 10 | [was/were] have a [adj] [noun sg] | 167 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] a new [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 12 | [was/were] having a [adj] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 13 | [was/were] make a [adj] [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 14 | [was/were] making a [adj] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 15 | [was/were] become a [adj] [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] time | 71 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] a good [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] a great [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 19 | [was/were] take a [adj] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 20 | [was/were] to have a [adj] [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 21 | [was/were] carry a [adj] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 22 | [was/were] to become a [adj] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 23 | [was/were] carrying a [adj] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] a large [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] deal | 45 |
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| 27 | [was/were] do a [adj] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] a small [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 29 | [was/were] taking a [adj] [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 30 | [was/were] doing a [adj] [noun sg] | 40 |
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