| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 3631 |
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| 2 | had [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2288 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2263 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1804 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [verb] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 318 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] the [det] [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] the same [noun sg] | 174 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] the same [noun sg] | 174 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 10 | 'd [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 158 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] the first [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] the first [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] the whole [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] the whole [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 15 | began [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 16 | [vb past] see the [adj] [noun sg] | 123 |
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| 17 | failed [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 18 | [vb past] make the [adj] [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 20 | tried [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [vb infin] the [adj] [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 22 | [vb past] take the [adj] [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj] thing | 101 |
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| 24 | [vb past] have the [adj] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 25 | decided [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [verb] the previous [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [verb] the previous [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 28 | did [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 29 | seemed [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 30 | [vb past] do the [adj] [noun sg] | 82 |
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