| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] they [prep] | 200 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 200 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] they [prep] | 149 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] | 137 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] they [prep] | 53 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] they [prep] | 51 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] they to | 30 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] they to | 30 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] they in | 25 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] they in | 25 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] they with | 22 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] they with | 22 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] they for | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] they for | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] they on | 15 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] they on | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] they from | 14 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] they from | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] they into | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] put they [prep] | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] they into | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] they at | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] they at | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] they as | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] they as | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] they by | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] they by | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] they [prep] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] tell they [prep] | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] putting they [prep] | 7 |
|
