| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 1671 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 1232 |
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| 3 | the [noun] was [verb] [art] | 1229 |
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| 4 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] the | 903 |
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| 5 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] the | 903 |
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| 6 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] a | 727 |
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| 7 | the [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 683 |
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| 8 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] a | 634 |
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| 9 | the [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] [art] | 494 |
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| 10 | the [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [art] | 493 |
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| 11 | the [noun] were [verb] [art] | 442 |
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| 12 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 321 |
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| 13 | the [noun] [was/were] give [art] | 140 |
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| 14 | the [noun] [was/were] given [art] | 132 |
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| 15 | the [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 95 |
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| 16 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] an | 93 |
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| 17 | the [noun] [was/were] make [art] | 49 |
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| 18 | the aim [was/were] [verb] [art] | 38 |
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| 19 | the government [was/were] [verb] [art] | 37 |
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| 20 | the government [was/were] [verb] [art] | 37 |
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| 21 | the aim [was/were] [verb] [art] | 36 |
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| 22 | the [noun] [was/were] take [art] | 35 |
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| 23 | the [noun] [was/were] have [art] | 33 |
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| 24 | the idea [was/were] [verb] [art] | 29 |
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| 25 | the idea [was/were] [verb] [art] | 29 |
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| 26 | the intention [was/were] [verb] [art] | 24 |
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| 27 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] no | 24 |
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| 28 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] no | 24 |
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| 29 | the [noun] [was/were] having [art] | 24 |
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| 30 | the [noun] [was/were] taking [art] | 24 |
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