| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [was/were] [verb] the | 520 |
|
| 2 | they [was/were] [verb] the | 506 |
|
| 3 | they were [verb] the | 505 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the | 361 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [vb pp] the | 109 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [to-vb] the | 49 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] give the | 34 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] given the | 32 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] do the | 19 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] doing the | 19 |
|
| 11 | they was [verb] the | 15 |
|
| 12 | them [was/were] [verb] the | 14 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] approaching the | 12 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] approach the | 12 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] take the | 12 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] leave the | 12 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] leaving the | 12 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] discussing the | 12 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] discuss the | 12 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] offer the | 10 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] offered the | 10 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] tell the | 10 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] taking the | 9 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] watching the | 8 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] told the | 8 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] watch the | 8 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] passing the | 7 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] play the | 7 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] use the | 7 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] get the | 7 |
|
