| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv] they | 44 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] they | 35 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [Wh adv] they | 32 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] they | 27 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [adv] they | 26 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] they | 19 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] they | 17 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] how they | 14 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] how they | 14 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] asked [adv] they | 8 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] ask [adv] they | 8 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] do [adv] they | 7 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] where they | 6 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] when they | 6 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] where they | 6 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] when they | 6 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] they | 6 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] why they | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] why they | 5 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] doing [adv] they | 5 |
|
