| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [vb past] [verb] [verb] | 855 |
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| 2 | they [vb past] [vb pp] [verb] | 619 |
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| 3 | they [vb past] [verb] [to-vb] | 569 |
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| 4 | they had [verb] [verb] | 556 |
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| 5 | they [vb past] [to-vb] [verb] | 163 |
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| 6 | they [vb past] [verb] [vb pp] | 131 |
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| 7 | they [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 8 | they [vb past] have [verb] | 109 |
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| 9 | they 'd [verb] [verb] | 108 |
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| 10 | they did [verb] [verb] | 48 |
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| 11 | they [vb past] come [verb] | 47 |
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| 12 | they [vb past] [vb infin] [verb] | 44 |
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| 13 | they [vb past] come [verb] | 44 |
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| 14 | they [vb past] get [verb] | 42 |
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| 15 | they [vb past] to have [verb] | 40 |
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| 16 | they [vb past] had [verb] | 37 |
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| 17 | they [vb past] decide [verb] | 37 |
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| 18 | they [vb past] decided [verb] | 36 |
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| 19 | they [vb past] manage [verb] | 35 |
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| 20 | they [vb past] fail [verb] | 34 |
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| 21 | they [vb past] [verb] have | 33 |
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| 22 | they [vb past] failed [verb] | 33 |
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| 23 | they [vb past] try [verb] | 31 |
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| 24 | they [vb past] [verb] do | 30 |
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| 25 | they [vb past] start [verb] | 30 |
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| 26 | they [vb past] [vb past] [verb] | 29 |
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| 27 | they [vb past] managed [verb] | 28 |
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| 28 | they [vb past] begin [verb] | 27 |
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| 29 | they [vb past] go [verb] | 27 |
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| 30 | they [vb past] begun [verb] | 25 |
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