| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | they be [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 541 |
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| 2 | they [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 541 |
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| 3 | they [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 439 |
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| 4 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 283 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 280 |
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| 6 | they [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 257 |
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| 7 | they 're [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 139 |
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| 8 | they are [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 117 |
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| 9 | they [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 87 |
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| 10 | they [be] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 87 |
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| 11 | they [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 83 |
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| 12 | they [be] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 83 |
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| 13 | they [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 14 | they [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 58 |
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| 15 | they [be] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 58 |
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| 16 | they [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 57 |
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| 17 | they [be] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 57 |
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| 18 | they [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 51 |
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| 19 | they [be] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 51 |
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| 20 | they [be] sitting [prep] the [noun] | 33 |
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| 21 | they [be] going [prep] the [noun] | 30 |
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| 22 | they [be] looking [prep] the [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | they [be] standing [prep] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | they [be] [v-ing] through the [noun] | 23 |
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| 25 | they [be] doing [prep] the [noun] | 23 |
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| 26 | they [be] [v-ing] through the [noun] | 23 |
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| 27 | they [be] [v-ing] into the [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | they [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 23 |
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| 29 | they [be] [v-ing] into the [noun] | 23 |
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| 30 | they [be] walking [prep] the [noun] | 20 |
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