| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 144 |
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| 2 | they were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the | 91 |
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| 3 | they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 4 | they were [verb] out [prep] the | 42 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] up [prep] the | 32 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [adv prt] to the | 26 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [adv prt] to the | 26 |
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| 8 | they were [verb] [adv prt] by the | 22 |
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| 9 | they were [verb] [adv prt] by the | 22 |
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| 10 | they were [verb] back [prep] the | 17 |
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| 11 | they were [verb] [adv prt] in the | 16 |
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| 12 | they were [verb] [adv prt] in the | 16 |
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| 13 | they were [verb] [adv prt] of the | 16 |
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| 14 | they were [verb] [adv prt] of the | 16 |
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| 15 | they were [verb] [adv prt] into the | 14 |
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| 16 | they were [verb] [adv prt] into the | 14 |
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| 17 | they were [verb] [adv prt] on the | 12 |
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| 18 | they were [verb] [adv prt] on the | 12 |
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| 19 | they were [verb] down [prep] the | 11 |
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| 20 | they were take [adv prt] [prep] the | 10 |
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| 21 | they were taken [adv prt] [prep] the | 10 |
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| 22 | they were [verb] off [prep] the | 10 |
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| 23 | they were [verb] [adv prt] from the | 10 |
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| 24 | they were [verb] [adv prt] from the | 10 |
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| 25 | they were [verb] [adv prt] at the | 9 |
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| 26 | they were [verb] [adv prt] at the | 9 |
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| 27 | they were [verb] over [prep] the | 9 |
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| 28 | they were go [adv prt] [prep] the | 9 |
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| 29 | they were going [adv prt] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 30 | they were come [adv prt] [prep] the | 8 |
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