| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 446 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 264 |
|
| 3 | [adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 106 |
|
| 4 | [coord] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 95 |
|
| 5 | that they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 6 | that they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 7 | [that] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 8 | [noun] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 9 | [adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 68 |
|
| 10 | and they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 66 |
|
| 11 | and they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 66 |
|
| 12 | as they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
|
| 13 | as they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
|
| 14 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 16 | when they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 17 | if they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 18 | when they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 19 | if they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 20 | [pron] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 21 | [Wh adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 23 | but they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 24 | but they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 25 | because they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 26 | because they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 28 | which they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 29 | which they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 19 |
|
