| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [noun] | 569 |
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| 2 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 412 |
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| 3 | they [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] | 275 |
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| 4 | they [was/were] [verb] [noun pl] | 202 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] | 125 |
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| 6 | they [was/were] [verb] [noun prp] | 69 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [to-vb] [noun] | 34 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] give [noun] | 31 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] make [noun] | 27 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] given [noun] | 26 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] take [noun] | 25 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] [n mass] | 25 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] called [noun] | 21 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] making [noun] | 21 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] call [noun] | 21 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] taking [noun] | 20 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] have [noun] | 19 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] having [noun] | 16 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] playing [noun] | 14 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] play [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] get [noun] | 12 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] getting [noun] | 12 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] sell [noun] | 11 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] selling [noun] | 10 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] wearing [noun] | 10 |
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| 26 | they [was/were] wear [noun] | 10 |
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| 27 | they [was/were] do [noun] | 9 |
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| 28 | they [was/were] hold [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | they [was/were] [verb] part | 9 |
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| 30 | they [was/were] holding [noun] | 9 |
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