| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 179 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] [noun pl] | 179 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] a [det] [noun pl] | 112 |
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| 4 | had [verb] a [det] [noun pl] | 86 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [to-vb] a [det] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 6 | 'd [verb] a [det] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] days | 22 |
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| 8 | [vb past] have a [det] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 9 | did [verb] a [det] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [vb infin] a [det] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 11 | [vb past] had a [det] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] years | 12 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [v-ing] a [det] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] words | 10 |
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| 15 | [vb past] spend a [det] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] minutes | 9 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] months | 8 |
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| 18 | [vb past] make a [det] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 19 | [vb past] get a [det] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] things | 7 |
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| 21 | [vb past] made a [det] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb past] to spend a [det] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] drinks | 6 |
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| 24 | [vb past] take a [det] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] times | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] weeks | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb past] to say a [det] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [verb] a [det] hours | 5 |
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| 29 | [vb past] say a [det] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 30 | [vb past] leave a [det] [noun pl] | 5 |
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