| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] [prep] the | 309 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] [prep] the | 242 |
|
| 3 | as they [was/were] [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 4 | as they [was/were] [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 5 | [adv] they [was/were] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 6 | [adv] they [was/were] [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 7 | [verb] they [was/were] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 8 | than they [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 9 | than they [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 10 | that they [was/were] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 11 | [that] they [was/were] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 12 | that they [was/were] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 13 | [coord] they [was/were] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 14 | [noun] they [was/were] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 15 | if they [was/were] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 16 | if they [was/were] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 17 | when they [was/were] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 18 | when they [was/were] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 20 | and they [was/were] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 21 | and they [was/were] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] they [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 23 | [prep] they [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 24 | [prep] they [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 25 | of they [was/were] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 26 | of they [was/were] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 27 | [adj] they [was/were] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 28 | while they [was/were] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 29 | once they [was/were] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 30 | while they [was/were] [prep] the | 14 |
|
