| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [art] | 943 |
|
| 2 | they were [v-ing] [art] | 659 |
|
| 3 | they were [verb] the | 501 |
|
| 4 | they were [verb] the | 501 |
|
| 5 | they were [verb] a | 419 |
|
| 6 | they were [verb] a | 378 |
|
| 7 | they were [vb pp] [art] | 205 |
|
| 8 | they were give [art] | 80 |
|
| 9 | they were given [art] | 77 |
|
| 10 | they were [to-vb] [art] | 77 |
|
| 11 | they were have [art] | 50 |
|
| 12 | they were having [art] | 42 |
|
| 13 | they were [verb] an | 41 |
|
| 14 | they were do [art] | 39 |
|
| 15 | they were doing [art] | 39 |
|
| 16 | they were make [art] | 27 |
|
| 17 | they were making [art] | 24 |
|
| 18 | they were take [art] | 24 |
|
| 19 | they were play [art] | 23 |
|
| 20 | they were playing [art] | 22 |
|
| 21 | they were get [art] | 20 |
|
| 22 | they were taking [art] | 20 |
|
| 23 | they were getting [art] | 19 |
|
| 24 | they were approach [art] | 19 |
|
| 25 | they were approaching [art] | 19 |
|
| 26 | they were offer [art] | 16 |
|
| 27 | they were [verb] no | 15 |
|
| 28 | they were [verb] no | 15 |
|
| 29 | they were discussing [art] | 14 |
|
| 30 | they were discuss [art] | 14 |
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