| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] the [noun sg] | 18701 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] | 16091 |
|
| 3 | had [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 16000 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] | 12190 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [verb] a [noun sg] | 9762 |
|
| 6 | 'd [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 1709 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] have [art] [noun sg] | 1586 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] an [noun sg] | 1492 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 1183 |
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| 10 | [vb past] make [art] [noun sg] | 1180 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] | 1010 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] take [art] [noun sg] | 978 |
|
| 13 | did [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 938 |
|
| 14 | tried [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 907 |
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| 15 | wanted [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 860 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] had [art] [noun sg] | 800 |
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| 17 | [vb past] see [art] [noun sg] | 780 |
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| 18 | began [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 760 |
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| 19 | [vb past] get [art] [noun sg] | 737 |
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| 20 | decided [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 687 |
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| 21 | [vb past] made [art] [noun sg] | 677 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [verb] no [noun sg] | 608 |
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| 23 | [vb past] leave [art] [noun sg] | 580 |
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| 24 | failed [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 555 |
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| 25 | [vb past] taken [art] [noun sg] | 549 |
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| 26 | seemed [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 545 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] become [art] [noun sg] | 534 |
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| 28 | [vb past] find [art] [noun sg] | 520 |
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| 29 | [vb past] to have [art] [noun sg] | 481 |
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| 30 | [vb past] seen [art] [noun sg] | 446 |
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