| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | they were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 313 |
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| 2 | they were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 303 |
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| 3 | they were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 287 |
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| 4 | they were [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 230 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 87 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] by a [noun] | 84 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] in a [noun] | 38 |
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| 8 | they were [verb] with a [noun] | 34 |
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| 9 | they were [verb] [prep] an [noun] | 33 |
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| 10 | they were [verb] to a [noun] | 31 |
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| 11 | they were [verb] for a [noun] | 26 |
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| 12 | they were [verb] as a [noun] | 19 |
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| 13 | they were [verb] on a [noun] | 18 |
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| 14 | they were [verb] into a [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | they were [verb] from a [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | they were [verb] at a [noun] | 10 |
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| 17 | they were go [prep] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 18 | they were going [prep] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | they were [verb] [prep] a [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 20 | they were [verb] [prep] a table | 8 |
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| 21 | they were [verb] [prep] a table | 8 |
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| 22 | them were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | they were met [prep] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | they were meet [prep] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | they were placed [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | they were work [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | they were [verb] through a [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | they were [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 29 | they were place [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | they were faced [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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