| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] the | 231 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] the | 136 |
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| 3 | that they were [verb] the | 54 |
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| 4 | [that] they were [verb] the | 54 |
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| 5 | that they were [verb] the | 54 |
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| 6 | [verb] they were [verb] the | 44 |
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| 7 | [coord] they were [verb] the | 41 |
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| 8 | [adv] they were [verb] the | 36 |
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| 9 | if they were [verb] the | 34 |
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| 10 | if they were [verb] the | 34 |
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| 11 | and they were [verb] the | 32 |
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| 12 | and they were [verb] the | 32 |
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| 13 | when they were [verb] the | 31 |
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| 14 | when they were [verb] the | 31 |
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| 15 | [vb past] they were [verb] the | 29 |
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| 16 | [noun] they were [verb] the | 23 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] they were [verb] the | 22 |
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| 18 | [adv] they were [verb] the | 21 |
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| 19 | as they were [verb] the | 19 |
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| 20 | as they were [verb] the | 19 |
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| 21 | [Wh adv] they were [verb] the | 13 |
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| 22 | because they were [verb] the | 12 |
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| 23 | say they were [verb] the | 12 |
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| 24 | because they were [verb] the | 12 |
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| 25 | [adj] they were [verb] the | 11 |
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| 26 | while they were [verb] the | 11 |
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| 27 | think they were [verb] the | 11 |
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| 28 | while they were [verb] the | 11 |
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| 29 | said they were [verb] the | 9 |
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| 30 | but they were [verb] the | 8 |
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