| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [vb pp] [prep] the | 856 |
|
| 2 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 830 |
|
| 3 | they [was/were] [vb pp] by the | 266 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [vb pp] in the | 148 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [vb pp] to the | 96 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [vb pp] on the | 54 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [vb pp] from the | 51 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [vb pp] at the | 47 |
|
| 9 | them [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [vb pp] with the | 40 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [vb pp] into the | 36 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [vb pp] for the | 21 |
|
| 13 | they was [vb pp] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] made [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [vb pp] as the | 14 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] taken [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] known [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] joined [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] left [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] used [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [vb pp] of the | 10 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] [vb pp] around the | 8 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] based [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] built [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] given [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [vb pp] before the | 7 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] seen [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] put [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] held [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] placed [prep] the | 7 |
|
