| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] | 623 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 574 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 359 |
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| 4 | told [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 256 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] would [verb] | 200 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] could [verb] | 182 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [Wh det] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 168 |
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| 8 | [vb past] what [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 166 |
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| 9 | [vb past] what [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 166 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] i [vb mod] [verb] | 165 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pron] i [vb mod] [verb] | 165 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pron] he [vb mod] [verb] | 151 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pron] he [vb mod] [verb] | 151 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] have | 107 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] 'd [verb] | 104 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] have | 102 |
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| 17 | [vb past] i [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 100 |
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| 18 | [vb past] me [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 95 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [indef pn] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 91 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pron] she [vb mod] [verb] | 89 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pron] she [vb mod] [verb] | 89 |
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| 22 | [vb past] he [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 80 |
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| 23 | [vb past] him [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 78 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [to-vb] | 75 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] do | 68 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] do | 67 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pron] they [vb mod] [verb] | 67 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pron] they [vb mod] [verb] | 67 |
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| 29 | did [pron] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 64 |
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| 30 | [vb past] she [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 60 |
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