| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [vb pp] | 181764 |
|
| 2 | had [verb] | 176074 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [to-vb] | 110808 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [v-ing] | 18442 |
|
| 5 | 'd [verb] | 17204 |
|
| 6 | began [verb] | 12077 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] have | 10050 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [vb infin] | 9954 |
|
| 9 | did [verb] | 9757 |
|
| 10 | wanted [verb] | 9595 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] go | 8651 |
|
| 12 | tried [verb] | 7476 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] do | 7396 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] make | 6965 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] take | 6801 |
|
| 16 | seemed [verb] | 6652 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] see | 6312 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] get | 6271 |
|
| 19 | started [verb] | 5459 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] come | 5367 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] say | 4841 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] gone | 4725 |
|
| 23 | decided [verb] | 4198 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] taken | 4077 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] made | 4064 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] had | 4025 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] come | 3986 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] to have | 3889 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] become | 3770 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] give | 3734 |
|
