| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] they [verb] [verb] | 678 |
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| 2 | [vb past] they [vb past] [verb] | 519 |
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| 3 | [vb past] they have [verb] | 474 |
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| 4 | [vb past] they [verb] [vb pp] | 415 |
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| 5 | [vb past] they had [verb] | 300 |
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| 6 | [vb past] they [verb] [to-vb] | 266 |
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| 7 | said they [verb] [verb] | 236 |
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| 8 | [vb past] they 'd [verb] | 106 |
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| 9 | [vb past] they [vb infin] [verb] | 96 |
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| 10 | did they [verb] [verb] | 84 |
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| 11 | thought they [verb] [verb] | 74 |
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| 12 | [vb past] they [vb base] [verb] | 61 |
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| 13 | [vb past] them [verb] [verb] | 55 |
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| 14 | [vb past] they [verb] get | 48 |
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| 15 | [vb past] they want [verb] | 42 |
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| 16 | [vb past] they [verb] have | 37 |
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| 17 | [vb past] they [verb] got | 37 |
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| 18 | [vb past] they [verb] [v-ing] | 35 |
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| 19 | [vb past] they 've [verb] | 33 |
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| 20 | [vb past] they [verb] go | 32 |
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| 21 | felt they [verb] [verb] | 32 |
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| 22 | [vb past] they wanted [verb] | 31 |
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| 23 | knew they [verb] [verb] | 30 |
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| 24 | [vb past] they [verb] do | 26 |
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| 25 | [vb past] they [to-vb] [verb] | 26 |
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| 26 | [vb past] they [verb] had | 25 |
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| 27 | [vb past] they [vb pp] [verb] | 25 |
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| 28 | [vb past] they [verb] make | 25 |
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| 29 | had they [verb] [verb] | 25 |
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| 30 | [vb past] they have [verb] | 21 |
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