| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [prep] the | 1222 |
|
| 2 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 830 |
|
| 3 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 370 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [verb] by the | 261 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [verb] in the | 211 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [verb] to the | 130 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [verb] on the | 116 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [verb] at the | 84 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] [verb] for the | 60 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] from the | 59 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] with the | 53 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] into the | 50 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] standing [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] stand [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] sit [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] sitting [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] look [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] looking [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] through the | 18 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] go [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] going [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] about the | 17 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] [verb] against the | 16 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] take [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] taken [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] walk [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] waiting [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] work [prep] the | 13 |
|
