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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were [prep] the	307
2	[subord] they were [prep] the	240
3	[conj] they were in the	117
4	[conj] they were in the	117
5	as they were [prep] the	75
6	as they were [prep] the	75
7	[conj] they were on the	49
8	[conj] they were on the	49
9	[conj] they were at the	46
10	[conj] they were at the	46
11	than they were [prep] the	38
12	than they were [prep] the	38
13	that they were [prep] the	34
14	that they were [prep] the	34
15	[that] they were [prep] the	34
16	[coord] they were [prep] the	33
17	if they were [prep] the	29
18	when they were [prep] the	29
19	if they were [prep] the	29
20	when they were [prep] the	29
21	and they were [prep] the	24
22	and they were [prep] the	24
23	while they were [prep] the	14
24	once they were [prep] the	14
25	while they were [prep] the	14
26	once they were [prep] the	14
27	because they were [prep] the	13
28	because they were [prep] the	13
29	[conj] they were under the	9
30	[conj] they were under the	9