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No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [prep] the [adj]	183
2	they were [prep] the [adj]	177
3	they were [prep] the [adj]	108
4	they were in the [adj]	72
5	they were in the [adj]	72
6	they were [prep] the [num ord]	28
7	they were [prep] the [det]	25
8	they were [prep] the same	24
9	they were on the [adj]	24
10	they were [prep] the same	24
11	they were on the [adj]	24
12	they were at the [adj]	17
13	they were at the [adj]	17
14	they were [prep] the first	15
15	they were [prep] the first	15
16	they were among the [adj]	12
17	they were [prep] the [num]	12
18	they were among the [adj]	12
19	they were [prep] the [adj -est]	8
20	they were under the [adj]	6
21	they were [prep] the last	6
22	them were [prep] the [adj]	6
23	they were [prep] the last	6
24	they were from the [adj]	6
25	they were of the [adj]	6
26	they were from the [adj]	6
27	they were of the [adj]	6
28	they were under the [adj]	6
29	they were for the [adj]	5
30	they were for the [adj]	5