| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 538 |
|
| 2 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 532 |
|
| 3 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 370 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 370 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 166 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 147 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] | 100 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] | 79 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] | 73 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] | 49 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] | 47 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] | 40 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] standing [prep] [art] | 37 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] going [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] looking [prep] [art] | 29 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] | 27 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] working [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [v-ing] into [art] | 20 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] an | 19 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] | 18 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] | 18 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] [v-ing] about [art] | 16 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] waiting [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] walking [prep] [art] | 14 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] talking [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] doing [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] dealing [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] heading [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] [v-ing] against [art] | 10 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] [v-ing] over [art] | 9 |
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