| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] [art] | 3047 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] [to-vb] [art] | 2240 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] [verb] [art] | 2204 |
|
| 4 | had [verb] [verb] [art] | 2110 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] the | 1956 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] the | 1956 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] a | 1055 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] a | 907 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [to-vb] [verb] [art] | 543 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] have [verb] [art] | 404 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [verb] [vb pp] [art] | 353 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 290 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] to have [verb] [art] | 277 |
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| 14 | [vb past] try [verb] [art] | 191 |
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| 15 | [vb past] fail [verb] [art] | 180 |
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| 16 | [vb past] failed [verb] [art] | 178 |
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| 17 | seemed [verb] [verb] [art] | 153 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [verb] [verb] an | 148 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] manage [verb] [art] | 144 |
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| 20 | [vb past] decide [verb] [art] | 141 |
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| 21 | 'd [verb] [verb] [art] | 140 |
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| 22 | did [verb] [verb] [art] | 138 |
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| 23 | [vb past] decided [verb] [art] | 136 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [vb infin] [verb] [art] | 136 |
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| 25 | [vb past] tried [verb] [art] | 122 |
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| 26 | [vb past] agree [verb] [art] | 119 |
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| 27 | [vb past] managed [verb] [art] | 116 |
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| 28 | [vb past] begin [verb] [art] | 113 |
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| 29 | [vb past] come [verb] [art] | 112 |
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| 30 | [vb past] agreed [verb] [art] | 110 |
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