| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [am/are] [v-ing] the | 477 |
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| 2 | they are [verb] the | 333 |
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| 3 | they 're [verb] the | 260 |
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| 4 | they [am/are] [vb pp] the | 76 |
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| 5 | they [am/are] [to-vb] the | 40 |
|
| 6 | they [am/are] do the | 31 |
|
| 7 | they [am/are] doing the | 31 |
|
| 8 | they [am/are] give the | 25 |
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| 9 | they [am/are] take the | 24 |
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| 10 | they [am/are] taking the | 24 |
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| 11 | they [am/are] given the | 21 |
|
| 12 | they [am/are] use the | 20 |
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| 13 | they [am/are] using the | 19 |
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| 14 | they [am/are] get the | 18 |
|
| 15 | they [am/are] getting the | 17 |
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| 16 | they [am/are] make the | 12 |
|
| 17 | they [am/are] call the | 11 |
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| 18 | they [am/are] have the | 11 |
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| 19 | they [am/are] having the | 11 |
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| 20 | they [am/are] pay the | 9 |
|
| 21 | they [am/are] called the | 9 |
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| 22 | they [am/are] deny the | 9 |
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| 23 | they [am/are] making the | 9 |
|
| 24 | they [am/are] opening the | 7 |
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| 25 | they [am/are] playing the | 7 |
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| 26 | they [am/are] tell the | 7 |
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| 27 | they [am/are] open the | 7 |
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| 28 | they [am/are] play the | 7 |
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| 29 | they [am/are] offer the | 6 |
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| 30 | they [am/are] meet the | 6 |
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