| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 77 |
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| 2 | say [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 59 |
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| 3 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 55 |
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| 4 | say [pron] was [verb] [noun] | 52 |
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| 5 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 6 | say [pron] were [verb] [noun] | 28 |
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| 7 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 8 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun prp] | 20 |
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| 9 | say he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 19 |
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| 10 | say he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 19 |
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| 11 | say [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | say it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 16 |
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| 13 | say it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 16 |
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| 14 | say she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 11 |
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| 15 | say she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 11 |
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| 16 | say they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | say they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 9 |
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| 18 | say [pron] [was/were] call [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | say you [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 8 |
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| 20 | say we [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | say [pron] [was/were] called [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | say you [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | say we [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | say [pron] [was/were] having [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | say [pron] [was/were] have [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | say i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | say i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | say [pron] [was/were] give [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | says [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 5 |
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