| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 2185 |
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| 2 | [verb] as he [vb past] | 1699 |
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| 3 | [verb] as she [vb past] | 1285 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 851 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 849 |
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| 6 | [verb] as they [vb past] | 709 |
|
| 7 | [verb] as i [vb past] | 330 |
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| 8 | [verb] as it [vb past] | 326 |
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| 9 | say as [pers pn] [vb past] | 305 |
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| 10 | [verb] as [pers pn] did | 302 |
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| 11 | [to-vb] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 294 |
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| 12 | said as [pers pn] [vb past] | 262 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 252 |
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| 14 | [verb] as [pers pn] had | 194 |
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| 15 | [verb] as we [vb past] | 177 |
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| 16 | do as [pers pn] [vb past] | 145 |
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| 17 | [verb] as [pers pn] went | 143 |
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| 18 | smile as [pers pn] [vb past] | 138 |
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| 19 | watch as [pers pn] [vb past] | 132 |
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| 20 | [verb] as [pers pn] walked | 131 |
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| 21 | think as [pers pn] [vb past] | 124 |
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| 22 | [vb base] as [pers pn] [vb past] | 119 |
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| 23 | [verb] as [pers pn] said | 106 |
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| 24 | ask as [pers pn] [vb past] | 105 |
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| 25 | smiled as [pers pn] [vb past] | 102 |
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| 26 | asked as [pers pn] [vb past] | 99 |
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| 27 | [verb] as [pers pn] came | 97 |
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| 28 | thought as [pers pn] [vb past] | 92 |
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| 29 | watched as [pers pn] [vb past] | 91 |
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| 30 | [verb] as [pers pn] looked | 85 |
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