| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] them [prep] | 111 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] them [prep] | 74 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] | 34 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [prep] them in | 29 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [prep] them in | 29 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] to them [prep] | 27 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] for them [prep] | 22 |
|
| 8 | was [verb] [prep] them by | 21 |
|
| 9 | was [verb] [prep] them by | 21 |
|
| 10 | was [verb] [prep] them as | 12 |
|
| 11 | was [verb] [prep] them as | 12 |
|
| 12 | was [verb] [prep] them at | 11 |
|
| 13 | was waiting [prep] them [prep] | 11 |
|
| 14 | was wait [prep] them [prep] | 11 |
|
| 15 | was [verb] by them [prep] | 11 |
|
| 16 | was [verb] [prep] them at | 11 |
|
| 17 | was [verb] from them [prep] | 8 |
|
| 18 | was [verb] with them [prep] | 8 |
|
| 19 | was [verb] at them [prep] | 6 |
|
| 20 | was [verb] [prep] them to | 6 |
|
| 21 | was [verb] [prep] them on | 6 |
|
| 22 | was [verb] of them [prep] | 6 |
|
| 23 | was [verb] [prep] them on | 6 |
|
| 24 | was [verb] [prep] them to | 6 |
|
| 25 | was [verb] [prep] them for | 5 |
|
| 26 | was [verb] [prep] them with | 5 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [prep] them through | 5 |
|
| 28 | was [verb] on them [prep] | 5 |
|
| 29 | was [verb] towards them [prep] | 5 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] them with | 5 |
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