| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [adv] a | 336 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] [adv] a | 257 |
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| 3 | had [verb] [adv] a | 247 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] [adv] a | 81 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] only a | 78 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] quite a | 67 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] [adv] an | 32 |
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| 8 | [vb past] put [adv] a | 26 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] together a | 23 |
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| 10 | 'd [verb] [adv] a | 23 |
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| 11 | [vb past] have [adv] a | 19 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] forward a | 19 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] away a | 19 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] almost a | 19 |
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| 15 | [vb past] become [adv] a | 18 |
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| 16 | [vb past] become [adv] a | 18 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [vb infin] [adv] a | 17 |
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| 18 | did [verb] [adv] a | 17 |
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| 19 | [vb past] take [adv] a | 16 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [verb] just a | 16 |
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| 21 | [vb past] go [adv] a | 16 |
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| 22 | [vb past] taken [adv] a | 15 |
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| 23 | [vb past] put [adv] a | 15 |
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| 24 | [vb past] gone [adv] a | 12 |
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| 25 | began [verb] [adv] a | 12 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [v-ing] [adv] a | 12 |
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| 27 | [vb past] had [adv] a | 12 |
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| 28 | [vb past] to put [adv] a | 10 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [verb] rather a | 10 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [verb] there a | 9 |
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