| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] | 3458 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 2671 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 2564 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] | 2425 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 1205 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1114 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 1042 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] go [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 364 |
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| 9 | [was/were] going [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 363 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 234 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] try [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 219 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] trying [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] an [noun sg] | 189 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 178 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] ask [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 178 |
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| 16 | [was/were] use [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 169 |
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| 17 | [was/were] used [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 163 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] have [art] [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] make [art] [noun sg] | 146 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to have [art] [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] use [art] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to make [art] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 23 | [was/were] make [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 122 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] made [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 25 | [was/were] designed [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 26 | [was/were] design [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 27 | [was/were] force [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 28 | [was/were] forced [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] using [art] [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 30 | [was/were] intend [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 100 |
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