sqlite> select count,phrase from phrases where pos = ‘V’ order by count desc limit 20;
count|phrase
19340|said/VBD
18704|says/VBZ
14604|is/VBZ
8383|was/VBD
6424|say/VBP
5495|writes/VBZ
5306|are/VBP
4992|be/VB
2672|were/VBD
2672|killing/VBG
2578|died/VBD
2476|has/VBZ
2034|accused/VBN
1928|including/VBG
1925|killed/VBN
1793|had/VBD
1734|’s/VBZ
1729|according/VBG
1610|saying/VBG
1563|found/VBD