| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] [prep] | 1688 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] [prep] | 989 |
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| 3 | [noun] they were [verb] [prep] | 437 |
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| 4 | [adv] they were [verb] [prep] | 389 |
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| 5 | [that] they were [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 6 | that they were [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 7 | that they were [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 8 | [coord] they were [verb] [prep] | 341 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] they were [verb] [prep] | 286 |
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| 10 | [verb] they were [verb] [prep] | 267 |
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| 11 | and they were [verb] [prep] | 238 |
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| 12 | and they were [verb] [prep] | 238 |
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| 13 | [adv] they were [verb] [prep] | 234 |
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| 14 | [pron] they were [verb] [prep] | 206 |
|
| 15 | if they were [verb] [prep] | 188 |
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| 16 | if they were [verb] [prep] | 188 |
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| 17 | when they were [verb] [prep] | 184 |
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| 18 | when they were [verb] [prep] | 184 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] they were [verb] [prep] | 168 |
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| 20 | [prep] they were [verb] [prep] | 149 |
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| 21 | [prep] they were [verb] [prep] | 149 |
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| 22 | [Wh adv] they were [verb] [prep] | 136 |
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| 23 | [vb past] they were [verb] [prep] | 134 |
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| 24 | of they were [verb] [prep] | 131 |
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| 25 | of they were [verb] [prep] | 131 |
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| 26 | as they were [verb] [prep] | 129 |
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| 27 | as they were [verb] [prep] | 129 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] they were [verb] [prep] | 112 |
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| 29 | what they were [verb] [prep] | 111 |
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| 30 | what they were [verb] [prep] | 111 |
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