| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 117 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 59 |
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| 3 | [coord] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 32 |
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| 4 | [verb] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 5 | [that] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 6 | that they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 7 | that they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 8 | and they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 9 | and they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 10 | [adv] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 11 | [noun] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 12 | [adv] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 13 | [vb past] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 15 | when they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 16 | when they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 17 | but they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 18 | as they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 19 | as they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 20 | but they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 21 | once they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 22 | once they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 23 | now they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 24 | while they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 25 | because they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 26 | because they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 27 | [adj] they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 28 | until they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 29 | now they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 30 | while they were [adv] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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