| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] back [prep] | 21 |
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| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] back [prep] | 14 |
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| 3 | [adv] they [was/were] back [prep] | 9 |
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| 4 | [adv] they [was/were] back [prep] | 7 |
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| 5 | when they [was/were] back [prep] | 6 |
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| 6 | when they [was/were] back [prep] | 6 |
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| 7 | and they [was/were] back [prep] | 5 |
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| 8 | and they [was/were] back [prep] | 5 |
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| 9 | [coord] they [was/were] back [prep] | 5 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] back [prep] | 50 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [vb pp] back [prep] | 28 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] | 21 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [adj] back [prep] | 6 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] go back [prep] | 5 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] drive back [prep] | 5 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] going back [prep] | 5 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [det] back [prep] | 5 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] back [prep] [art] | 32 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] back [prep] [art] | 32 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] back [prep] the | 28 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] back [prep] the | 28 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] back [prep] [noun] | 14 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] back [prep] [noun prp] | 9 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] back [prep] [pos pn] | 5 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] back [prep] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | they [was/were] back [prep] [pron] | 5 |
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