| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] | 2403 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] be | 2403 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] be | 2402 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 2402 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [pers pn] would [be] | 1516 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] would [be] | 1152 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] it [modal v] [be] | 1062 |
|
| 8 | thought [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 870 |
|
| 9 | said [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 503 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] he [modal v] [be] | 393 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] 'd [be] | 364 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] might [be] | 334 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [pers pn] might [be] | 334 |
|
| 14 | knew [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 250 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] i [modal v] [be] | 231 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 230 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] you [modal v] [be] | 217 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] she [modal v] [be] | 183 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [pers pn] must [be] | 163 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] must [be] | 163 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] should [be] | 142 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] should [be] | 142 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pers pn] could [be] | 140 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] could [be] | 140 |
|
| 25 | felt [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 98 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] we [modal v] [be] | 76 |
|
| 27 | decided [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 75 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] will [be] | 72 |
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| 29 | hoped [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 59 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] 'll [be] | 43 |
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