| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | they had a [adj] [noun sg] | 372 |
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| 2 | they had a [adj] [noun] | 350 |
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| 3 | they had a good [noun] | 31 |
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| 4 | they had a good [noun] | 26 |
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| 5 | they had a great [noun] | 16 |
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| 6 | they had a [adj -er] [noun] | 15 |
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| 7 | they had a big [noun] | 15 |
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| 8 | they had a big [noun] | 15 |
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| 9 | they had a great [noun] | 14 |
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| 10 | they had a little [noun] | 12 |
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| 11 | they had a little [noun] | 12 |
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| 12 | they had a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 13 | they had a [adj] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 14 | they had a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | they had a few [noun] | 9 |
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| 16 | they had a new [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | they had a new [noun] | 9 |
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| 18 | they had a few [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | they had a special [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | they had a special [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | they had a [det] [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | they had a strong [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | they had a strong [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | they had a [adj] time | 8 |
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| 25 | they had a [num] [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | they had a [adj] time | 8 |
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| 27 | they had a [adj] deal | 7 |
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| 28 | they had a [adj] deal | 7 |
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| 29 | they had a certain [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | they had a certain [noun] | 7 |
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