| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] the [noun] | 362 |
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| 2 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 3 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun] | 263 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 70 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 6 | they [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun] | 33 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] give the [noun] | 27 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] given the [noun] | 25 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun prp] | 13 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] leave the [noun] | 12 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] take the [noun] | 12 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] leaving the [noun] | 12 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] approaching the [noun] | 11 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] approach the [noun] | 11 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] taking the [noun] | 9 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] do the [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] tell the [noun] | 8 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] doing the [noun] | 8 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] the opportunity | 7 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] the opportunity | 7 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] discussing the [noun] | 7 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] [verb] the right | 7 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] told the [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] discuss the [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] [verb] the matter | 6 |
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| 26 | they [was/were] [verb] the chance | 6 |
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| 27 | they [was/were] watch the [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] the chance | 6 |
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| 29 | they [was/were] watching the [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | they [was/were] [verb] the matter | 6 |
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