| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [to-vb] [det] | 53 |
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| 2 | they were [vb pp] [to-vb] [det] | 28 |
|
| 3 | they were [v-ing] [to-vb] [det] | 25 |
|
| 4 | they were going [to-vb] [det] | 16 |
|
| 5 | they were go [to-vb] [det] | 16 |
|
| 6 | they were [verb] [to-vb] some | 14 |
|
| 7 | they were [verb] [to-vb] this | 9 |
|
| 8 | they were [verb] to do [det] | 9 |
|
| 9 | they were [verb] [to-vb] all | 6 |
|
| 10 | they were [verb] [to-vb] any | 5 |
|
| 11 | they were try [to-vb] [det] | 5 |
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| 12 | they were [verb] [to-vb] that | 5 |
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