| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 447 |
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| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 238 |
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| 3 | [noun] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 145 |
|
| 4 | [verb] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 135 |
|
| 5 | [pron] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 131 |
|
| 6 | that they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 129 |
|
| 7 | [that] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 129 |
|
| 8 | that they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 129 |
|
| 9 | [adv] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 120 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 105 |
|
| 11 | what they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 95 |
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| 12 | what they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 95 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 90 |
|
| 14 | [adv] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 84 |
|
| 16 | [coord] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 80 |
|
| 17 | and they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
|
| 18 | and they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
|
| 19 | if they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 59 |
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| 20 | if they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 59 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 22 | when they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 23 | when they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 24 | say they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 34 |
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| 25 | as they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 26 |
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| 26 | [Wh adv] they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 26 |
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| 27 | said they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 26 |
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| 28 | as they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 26 |
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| 29 | think they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 25 |
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| 30 | while they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 24 |
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