| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] the | 15657 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] the | 15512 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] the | 13576 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] the | 1408 |
|
| 5 | 'd [verb] the | 1287 |
|
| 6 | began [verb] the | 1041 |
|
| 7 | tried [verb] the | 978 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] see the | 876 |
|
| 9 | wanted [verb] the | 810 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [vb infin] the | 770 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] take the | 746 |
|
| 12 | failed [verb] the | 670 |
|
| 13 | decided [verb] the | 670 |
|
| 14 | did [verb] the | 661 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] leave the | 656 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] make the | 631 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] have the | 547 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] seen the | 488 |
|
| 19 | seemed [verb] the | 487 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] get the | 487 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] left the | 474 |
|
| 22 | refused [verb] the | 444 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] taken the | 438 |
|
| 24 | helped [verb] the | 436 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] reach the | 395 |
|
| 26 | managed [verb] the | 384 |
|
| 27 | continued [verb] the | 361 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] to see the | 355 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] use the | 352 |
|
| 30 | started [verb] the | 350 |
|
