| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they be [verb] a | 884 |
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| 2 | they [be] [v-ing] a | 692 |
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| 3 | they [am/are] [verb] a | 498 |
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| 4 | they [was/were] [verb] a | 383 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] a | 378 |
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| 6 | they are [verb] a | 263 |
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| 7 | they 're [verb] a | 232 |
|
| 8 | they [be] [vb pp] a | 148 |
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| 9 | they [be] have a | 88 |
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| 10 | they [be] having a | 82 |
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| 11 | they [be] give a | 77 |
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| 12 | they [be] given a | 74 |
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| 13 | they [be] doing a | 57 |
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| 14 | they [be] make a | 57 |
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| 15 | they [be] do a | 57 |
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| 16 | they [be] making a | 52 |
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| 17 | they [be] get a | 42 |
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| 18 | they [be] [to-vb] a | 41 |
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| 19 | they [be] getting a | 39 |
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| 20 | they [be] take a | 25 |
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| 21 | they [be] taking a | 24 |
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| 22 | they [be] playing a | 21 |
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| 23 | they [be] play a | 21 |
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| 24 | they [be] offer a | 16 |
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| 25 | they [be] offering a | 14 |
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| 26 | they [be] use a | 12 |
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| 27 | they [be] pay a | 12 |
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| 28 | they [be] running a | 11 |
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| 29 | they [be] run a | 11 |
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| 30 | they [be] using a | 10 |
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