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Active patterns:

SCU + VHCact + wh_CL

Passive patterns:

it + VHCpass + wh_CL | (+ by_phrase) with verbs marked in yellow or green
wh_CL + VHCpass | (+ by_phrase) with verbs marked in green or blue

accept (B acknowledge) - add (B increase an amount) - admire - admit (A confess) - advise (A recommend) - agree (D come to conclusion) - announce - answer ( respond) - arrange (B organise) - ask (A inquire) - be - believe ( GENERAL) - calculate (A reckon) - calculate (B judge) - care (A consider important) - catch (γ hear) - check (A examine) - choose - conceal - conceive - confirm - consider (A think) - count (A … numbers) - decide - declare - demand (C ask) - depend (A be affected) - describe - determine (A … quality) - determine (B find out) - discover - discuss - enquire - establish (B discover) - estimate - examine - explain - express - feel (B have a sensation) - feel (D have an opinion) - find (A discover) - forget - get (α) - guarantee - guess - hear (A … sounds) - hear (B … news) - hide - identify (A recognize) - ignore - imagine - include - indicate (A show) - indicate (B point at) - influence - inquire - judge (A assess) - know (A INFORMATION) - learn (A acquire a skill / knowledge) - look (A see) - look (E consider) - measure - mention - mind (B be bothered) - mind (D never …) - notice - plan - prove (A … innocence) - question (A … something) - read - read (γ) - realise (A become aware) - realize (A become aware) - recall - recognise (A identify) - recognise (B acknowledge) - recognize (A identify) - recognize (B acknowledge) - record (B … account) - reflect (A … light) - remark - remember (A PERSON/EXPERIENCE) - report - reveal - say - see (A look) - see (B understand) - see (special use 8) - settle (B end) - settle (C decide) - shape - show (B make aware) - signal (A send signal) - signal (B indicate) - slip (D INFORMATION) - smell (B experience smell) - state - suggest (A propose) - suggest (B claim) - teach - tell (A INFORMATION) - tell (B … difference) - test (A examine) - think (A THOUGHT) - think (C OPINION) - understand (A comprehend) - weigh (B evaluate) - wonder - wonder (special use 1) - worry - write

Contextually specified patterns

Active patterns:

SCU + [let] + VHCact + wh_CL

slip (D INFORMATION)