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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	35
2	[subord] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	25
3	[noun] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	12
4	[noun sg] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	10
5	and they were [adv prt] [prep] the	9
6	and they were [adv prt] [prep] the	9
7	[coord] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	9
8	when they were [adv prt] [prep] the	8
9	when they were [adv prt] [prep] the	8
10	[verb] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	7
11	once they were [adv prt] [prep] the	7
12	once they were [adv prt] [prep] the	7
13	[adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	5
14	[adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	5
15	they were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	146
16	they were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the	91
17	they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the	53
18	they were [adv] [adv prt] [prep] the	15
19	they were [adj] [adv prt] [prep] the	11
20	they were take [adv prt] [prep] the	10
21	they were [adv] [adv prt] [prep] the	10
22	they were taken [adv prt] [prep] the	10
23	they were go [adv prt] [prep] the	9
24	they were coming [adv prt] [prep] the	8
25	they were come [adv prt] [prep] the	8
26	they were going [adv prt] [prep] the	8
27	they were set [adv prt] [prep] the	6
28	they were [det] [adv prt] [prep] the	6
29	they were set [adv prt] [prep] the	6
30	they were all [adv prt] [prep] the	6