| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] they had | 682 |
|
| 2 | say they had | 309 |
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| 3 | said they had | 234 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] they had | 135 |
|
| 5 | think they had | 127 |
|
| 6 | know they had | 78 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] they had | 76 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] they had | 66 |
|
| 9 | feel they had | 66 |
|
| 10 | thought they had | 65 |
|
| 11 | [vb pp] they had | 63 |
|
| 12 | felt they had | 56 |
|
| 13 | knew they had | 45 |
|
| 14 | [to-vb] they had | 44 |
|
| 15 | wish they had | 38 |
|
| 16 | mean they had | 37 |
|
| 17 | believe they had | 37 |
|
| 18 | find they had | 32 |
|
| 19 | say they had | 27 |
|
| 20 | [vb -s] they had | 27 |
|
| 21 | think they had | 27 |
|
| 22 | believed they had | 24 |
|
| 23 | realise they had | 24 |
|
| 24 | claim they had | 22 |
|
| 25 | saying they had | 21 |
|
| 26 | found they had | 21 |
|
| 27 | meant they had | 19 |
|
| 28 | wish they had | 19 |
|
| 29 | think they had | 18 |
|
| 30 | realised they had | 17 |
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