| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [subord] [v-ing] | 300 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] as [verb] | 236 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [subord] [vb pp] | 151 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] when [verb] | 150 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] while [verb] | 104 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [subord] [vb -s] | 81 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] whether [verb] | 60 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [subord] [to-vb] | 59 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [subord] follow | 50 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [subord] follows | 49 |
|
| 11 | wondered [subord] [verb] | 30 |
|
| 12 | died [subord] [verb] | 30 |
|
| 13 | saw [subord] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 14 | did [subord] [verb] | 19 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [subord] have | 18 |
|
| 16 | said [subord] [verb] | 17 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] if [verb] | 17 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [subord] having | 16 |
|
| 19 | debated [subord] [verb] | 15 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [subord] work | 15 |
|
| 21 | described [subord] [verb] | 14 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] whilst [verb] | 12 |
|
| 23 | ran [subord] [verb] | 12 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [subord] attempt | 12 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [subord] working | 12 |
|
| 26 | felt [subord] [verb] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [subord] call | 10 |
|
| 28 | crashed [subord] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [subord] describe | 10 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] [subord] ask | 9 |
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