| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [noun] | 249 |
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| 2 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 248 |
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| 3 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 4 | was trying [verb] [art] [noun] | 178 |
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| 5 | [was/were] trying [verb] the [noun] | 158 |
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| 6 | [was/were] trying [verb] the [noun] | 158 |
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| 7 | [was/were] trying [verb] a [noun] | 90 |
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| 8 | [was/were] trying [verb] a [noun] | 73 |
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| 9 | were trying [verb] [art] [noun] | 71 |
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| 10 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 11 | [was/were] trying to get [art] [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | [was/were] trying get [art] [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | [was/were] trying [verb] an [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | [was/were] trying make [art] [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | [was/were] trying to make [art] [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] trying to find [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | [was/were] trying find [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] trying to create [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] trying keep [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] trying to keep [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] trying create [art] [noun] | 5 |
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