| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to be | 80 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to be | 75 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 75 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [pers pn] was [verb] to [be] | 65 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] to [be] | 49 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to [be] | 31 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 24 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] go to [be] | 23 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] going to [be] | 23 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] he [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 22 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [pers pn] were [verb] to [be] | 15 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] she [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 10 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] found to [be] | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] find to [be] | 9 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 9 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] said to [be] | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] say to [be] | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] meant to [be] | 7 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] mean to [be] | 7 |
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| 21 | night [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 6 |
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| 22 | time [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 6 |
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| 23 | way [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 5 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [was/were] | 5 |
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