| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 126 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 96 |
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| 3 | as they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 32 |
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| 4 | as they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 32 |
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| 5 | than they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 6 | than they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 7 | [adv] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 19 |
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| 8 | [that] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 9 | that they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 10 | that they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 11 | [adv] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 14 |
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| 12 | if they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 13 | [prep] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 14 | if they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 15 | [prep] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 16 | of they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 12 |
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| 17 | [coord] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 12 |
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| 18 | [noun] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 12 |
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| 19 | of they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 12 |
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| 20 | [verb] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 11 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 10 |
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| 22 | when they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 23 | when they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 24 | and they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | and they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 26 | because they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 27 | because they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 28 | [adj] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 7 |
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| 29 | [vb past] they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 6 |
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| 30 | now they were [prep] [art] [adj] | 6 |
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