| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [to-vb] be [verb] | 187 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [verb] be [verb] | 183 |
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| 3 | was [verb] have be [verb] | 173 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [verb] been [verb] | 173 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [verb] be [vb pp] | 166 |
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| 6 | was [verb] to have be [verb] | 166 |
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| 7 | was reported [verb] be [verb] | 48 |
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| 8 | was report [verb] be [verb] | 48 |
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| 9 | was said [verb] be [verb] | 35 |
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| 10 | was say [verb] be [verb] | 35 |
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| 11 | was believe [verb] be [verb] | 18 |
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| 12 | was believed [verb] be [verb] | 18 |
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| 13 | was thought [verb] be [verb] | 16 |
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| 14 | was think [verb] be [verb] | 16 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [verb] was [verb] | 15 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [verb] be [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 17 | was [verb] to do be [verb] | 13 |
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| 18 | was [verb] do be [verb] | 13 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [verb] be [to-vb] | 11 |
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| 20 | was alleged [verb] be [verb] | 11 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [verb] be [verb] | 11 |
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| 22 | was allege [verb] be [verb] | 11 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [verb] be make | 8 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [verb] be made | 7 |
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| 25 | was hold [verb] be [verb] | 6 |
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| 26 | was held [verb] be [verb] | 6 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [verb] be caused | 5 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [verb] be cause | 5 |
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