| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] | 16669 |
|
| 2 | had [verb] [pers pn] | 15503 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 10841 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [verb] it | 7640 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [verb] him | 7267 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [verb] her | 5655 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [verb] them | 3366 |
|
| 8 | 'd [verb] [pers pn] | 2632 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [verb] me | 2469 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] tell [pers pn] | 1732 |
|
| 11 | tried [verb] [pers pn] | 1449 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] see [pers pn] | 1421 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [verb] you | 1338 |
|
| 14 | wanted [verb] [pers pn] | 1321 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] give [pers pn] | 1244 |
|
| 16 | did [verb] [pers pn] | 1234 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] [vb infin] [pers pn] | 1217 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] told [pers pn] | 1113 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 1043 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] make [pers pn] | 1002 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] do [pers pn] | 872 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] given [pers pn] | 820 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] take [pers pn] | 766 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] seen [pers pn] | 683 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] leave [pers pn] | 682 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [verb] he | 681 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [verb] us | 666 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] to see [pers pn] | 665 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] made [pers pn] | 645 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] say [pers pn] | 592 |
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