| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 204 |
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| 2 | they were [verb] a [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 3 | they [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 4 | they [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 5 | they [was/were] have a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 6 | they [was/were] having a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 7 | they [was/were] give a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] given a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] make a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] doing a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] do a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 12 | they was [verb] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] making a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] playing a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] a lot | 8 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] play a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] take a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] taking a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 20 | them [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] approaching a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] approach a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] a blast | 5 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] [verb] a game | 5 |
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