| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] said the [noun] [was/were] | 407 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] said the [noun] [was/were] | 123 |
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| 3 | spokesman said the [noun] [be] | 32 |
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| 4 | spokesman said the [noun] [was/were] | 31 |
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| 5 | spokesman said [art] [noun] [was/were] | 31 |
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| 6 | spokesman said [art] [noun] [was/were] | 31 |
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| 7 | spokesman [vb past] the [noun] [was/were] | 30 |
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| 8 | spokesman say the [noun] [was/were] | 30 |
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| 9 | spokesman [verb] the [noun] [was/were] | 30 |
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| 10 | spokesman said the [noun] [was/were] | 30 |
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