| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 87 |
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| 2 | they were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 80 |
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| 3 | they were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 66 |
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| 4 | they were [verb] it [prep] | 31 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] it [prep] | 31 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [pron] for | 14 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 12 |
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| 8 | they were do [pron] [prep] | 11 |
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| 9 | they were doing [pron] [prep] | 11 |
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| 10 | they were [verb] i [prep] | 10 |
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| 11 | they were [verb] [pron] in | 10 |
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| 12 | they were [verb] me [prep] | 10 |
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| 13 | they were [verb] [pron] to | 9 |
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| 14 | they were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 9 |
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| 15 | they were [verb] themselves [prep] | 9 |
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| 16 | they were [verb] he [prep] | 9 |
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| 17 | they were [verb] themselves [prep] | 9 |
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| 18 | they were [verb] him [prep] | 9 |
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| 19 | they were [verb] [pron] on | 8 |
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| 20 | they were [verb] them [prep] | 7 |
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| 21 | they were [verb] they [prep] | 7 |
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| 22 | they were [verb] something [prep] | 6 |
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| 23 | they were [verb] [pron] with | 6 |
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| 24 | they were [verb] something [prep] | 6 |
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| 25 | they were [verb] her [prep] | 5 |
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| 26 | they were [verb] [pron] from | 5 |
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| 27 | they were [verb] she [prep] | 5 |
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