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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] say [prep] [adj]	83
2	was say [prep] [adj]	64
3	[was/were] say [prep] [det]	51
4	[was/were] said [prep] [adj]	50
5	[was/were] saying [prep] [adj]	32
6	[was/were] say [prep] [adj]	19
7	were say [prep] [adj]	19
8	[was/were] say about [adj]	18
9	[was/were] say about [adj]	18
10	[was/were] say to [adj]	15
11	[was/were] say to [adj]	15
12	[was/were] say in [adj]	13
13	[was/were] say in [adj]	13
14	[was/were] say [prep] this	11
15	[was/were] say [prep] this	11
16	[was/were] say [prep] [num]	9
17	[was/were] say [prep] that	9
18	[was/were] say [prep] that	9
19	[was/were] say by [adj]	8
20	[was/were] say by [adj]	8
21	[was/were] say with [adj]	8
22	[was/were] say with [adj]	8
23	[was/were] say [prep] such	7
24	[was/were] say [prep] such	7
25	[was/were] say at [adj]	6
26	[was/were] say at [adj]	6
27	[was/were] say [prep] some	6
28	[was/were] say [prep] some	6
29	[was/were] say on [adj]	5
30	[was/were] say [prep] one	5