| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [art] | 276 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [v-ing] [art] | 135 |
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| 3 | that they were [v-ing] [art] | 90 |
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| 4 | [that] they were [v-ing] [art] | 90 |
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| 5 | that they were [v-ing] [art] | 90 |
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| 6 | [verb] they were [v-ing] [art] | 81 |
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| 7 | [coord] they were [v-ing] [art] | 51 |
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| 8 | [vb past] they were [v-ing] [art] | 49 |
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| 9 | and they were [v-ing] [art] | 43 |
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| 10 | and they were [v-ing] [art] | 43 |
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| 11 | [noun] they were [v-ing] [art] | 40 |
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| 12 | [adv] they were [v-ing] [art] | 38 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] they were [v-ing] [art] | 35 |
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| 14 | if they were [v-ing] [art] | 29 |
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| 15 | if they were [v-ing] [art] | 29 |
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| 16 | when they were [v-ing] [art] | 23 |
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| 17 | when they were [v-ing] [art] | 23 |
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| 18 | as they were [v-ing] [art] | 22 |
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| 19 | [adv] they were [v-ing] [art] | 22 |
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| 20 | as they were [v-ing] [art] | 22 |
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| 21 | think they were [v-ing] [art] | 18 |
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| 22 | say they were [v-ing] [art] | 16 |
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| 23 | because they were [v-ing] [art] | 15 |
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| 24 | because they were [v-ing] [art] | 15 |
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| 25 | while they were [v-ing] [art] | 14 |
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| 26 | while they were [v-ing] [art] | 14 |
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| 27 | said they were [v-ing] [art] | 14 |
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| 28 | thought they were [v-ing] [art] | 13 |
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| 29 | [Wh adv] they were [v-ing] [art] | 12 |
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| 30 | though they were [v-ing] [art] | 10 |
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