| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 124 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 70 |
|
| 3 | [adv] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 4 | [that] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 5 | that they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 6 | that they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 7 | [adv] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 8 | [noun] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 9 | [verb] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 10 | [coord] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 11 | and they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 12 | and they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 14 | [pron] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 15 | as they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 16 | when they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 17 | as they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 18 | when they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | if they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 20 | if they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 21 | [Wh det] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 23 | what they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 24 | what they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 25 | while they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 26 | while they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 27 | say they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 28 | now they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | now they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
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