| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] they [vb past] the | 97 |
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| 2 | say they [vb past] the | 69 |
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| 3 | said they [vb past] the | 49 |
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| 4 | [vb base] they [vb past] the | 39 |
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| 5 | [verb] they had the | 32 |
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| 6 | think they [vb past] the | 21 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] they [vb past] the | 14 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] they [vb past] the | 14 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] they [vb past] the | 14 |
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| 10 | [verb] they found the | 12 |
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| 11 | mean they [vb past] the | 10 |
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| 12 | [to-vb] they [vb past] the | 9 |
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| 13 | [verb] they did the | 9 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] they [vb past] the | 9 |
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| 15 | thought they [vb past] the | 8 |
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| 16 | mean they [vb past] the | 7 |
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| 17 | [verb] they saw the | 7 |
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| 18 | [verb] they believed the | 7 |
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| 19 | says they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 20 | claim they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 21 | do they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 22 | think they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 23 | say they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 24 | think they [vb past] the | 6 |
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| 25 | [verb] they understood the | 5 |
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| 26 | know they [vb past] the | 5 |
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| 27 | [verb] they knew the | 5 |
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| 28 | [verb] they thought the | 5 |
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