| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 45 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 3 | [noun] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 4 | and they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 5 | [coord] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 6 | and they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 8 | [verb] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 9 | [adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 10 | [adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 11 | when they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 12 | when they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 13 | once they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 14 | once they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 15 | [vb past] they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 16 | as they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 17 | as they were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 18 | they were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 185 |
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| 19 | they were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 118 |
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| 20 | they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 21 | they were [adv] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 22 | they were [adv] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 23 | they were [adj] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 24 | they were take [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 25 | they were taken [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 26 | they were go [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 27 | they were going [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 28 | they were coming [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 29 | they were come [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 30 | they were all [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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