| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [adv] [vb past] to be | 292 |
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| 2 | [noun] [adv] [vb past] to be | 290 |
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| 3 | [noun] [adv] [vb past] to be | 290 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [adv] [vb past] to be | 138 |
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| 5 | [noun] [adv] had to be | 97 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] to be | 91 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [adv] [vb past] to be | 57 |
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| 8 | [noun] [adv] seemed to be | 55 |
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| 9 | [noun] also [vb past] to be | 39 |
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| 10 | [noun] also [vb past] to be | 39 |
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| 11 | [noun] still [vb past] to be | 38 |
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| 12 | [noun] still [vb past] to be | 38 |
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| 13 | [noun] [adv] appeared to be | 29 |
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| 14 | [noun] [adv] came to be | 23 |
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| 15 | [noun] always [vb past] to be | 21 |
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| 16 | [noun] always [vb past] to be | 21 |
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| 17 | [noun] now [vb past] to be | 20 |
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| 18 | [noun] now [vb past] to be | 20 |
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| 19 | [noun] just [vb past] to be | 16 |
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| 20 | [noun] just [vb past] to be | 16 |
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| 21 | [noun] [adv] tended to be | 14 |
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| 22 | [noun] [adv] began to be | 12 |
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| 23 | [noun] then [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 24 | [noun] [adv] happened to be | 10 |
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| 25 | [noun] often [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 26 | [noun] often [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 27 | [noun] then [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 28 | [noun] never [vb past] to be | 9 |
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| 29 | [noun] therefore [vb past] to be | 9 |
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| 30 | [noun] therefore [vb past] to be | 9 |
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