| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [noun] | 569 |
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| 2 | they were [v-ing] [noun] | 419 |
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| 3 | they were [verb] [noun sg] | 275 |
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| 4 | they were [verb] [noun pl] | 215 |
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| 5 | they were [vb pp] [noun] | 133 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [noun prp] | 71 |
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| 7 | they were [to-vb] [noun] | 35 |
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| 8 | they were give [noun] | 32 |
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| 9 | they were make [noun] | 29 |
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| 10 | they were given [noun] | 27 |
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| 11 | they were [verb] [n mass] | 26 |
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| 12 | they were take [noun] | 25 |
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| 13 | they were making [noun] | 22 |
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| 14 | they were called [noun] | 21 |
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| 15 | they were call [noun] | 21 |
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| 16 | they were taking [noun] | 20 |
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| 17 | they were have [noun] | 19 |
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| 18 | them were [verb] [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | they were having [noun] | 16 |
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| 20 | they were playing [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | they were play [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | they were wear [noun] | 13 |
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| 23 | they were wearing [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | they were get [noun] | 12 |
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| 25 | they were getting [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | they were sell [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | they were selling [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | they were holding [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | they were hold [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | they were do [noun] | 9 |
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