| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 1435 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 1384 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 1382 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1382 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 1246 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 1182 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 247 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 189 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] going [prep] [be] | 179 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] go [prep] [be] | 179 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] found [prep] [be] | 173 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] find [prep] [be] | 173 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 114 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] said [prep] [be] | 114 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] think [prep] [be] | 78 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] thought [prep] [be] | 78 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] expect [prep] [be] | 68 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] expected [prep] [be] | 67 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] report [prep] [be] | 60 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] reported [prep] [be] | 60 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] consider [prep] [be] | 60 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] considered [prep] [be] | 60 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] hold [prep] [be] | 58 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] held [prep] [be] | 58 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] seen [prep] [be] | 56 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] see [prep] [be] | 56 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [being] | 44 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] being | 44 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] believe [prep] [be] | 33 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] believed [prep] [be] | 33 |
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