| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] [art] | 395 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] [art] | 217 |
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| 3 | that they were [verb] [art] | 105 |
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| 4 | that they were [verb] [art] | 105 |
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| 5 | [that] they were [verb] [art] | 105 |
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| 6 | [verb] they were [verb] [art] | 88 |
|
| 7 | [coord] they were [verb] [art] | 73 |
|
| 8 | [adv] they were [verb] [art] | 70 |
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| 9 | if they were [verb] [art] | 64 |
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| 10 | if they were [verb] [art] | 64 |
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| 11 | [noun] they were [verb] [art] | 60 |
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| 12 | and they were [verb] [art] | 55 |
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| 13 | and they were [verb] [art] | 55 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] they were [verb] [art] | 51 |
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| 15 | [vb past] they were [verb] [art] | 51 |
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| 16 | [adv] they were [verb] [art] | 39 |
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| 17 | when they were [verb] [art] | 35 |
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| 18 | when they were [verb] [art] | 35 |
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| 19 | as they were [verb] [art] | 28 |
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| 20 | as they were [verb] [art] | 28 |
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| 21 | [Wh adv] they were [verb] [art] | 27 |
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| 22 | think they were [verb] [art] | 18 |
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| 23 | say they were [verb] [art] | 18 |
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| 24 | [adj] they were [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 25 | because they were [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 26 | because they were [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 27 | but they were [verb] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | but they were [verb] [art] | 16 |
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| 29 | though they were [verb] [art] | 14 |
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| 30 | said they were [verb] [art] | 14 |
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