| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 96 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 60 |
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| 3 | [noun] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 28 |
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| 4 | [coord] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 26 |
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| 5 | [verb] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 24 |
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| 6 | [adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 24 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 23 |
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| 8 | and they were [adv prt] [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | when they were [adv prt] [prep] | 20 |
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| 10 | when they were [adv prt] [prep] | 20 |
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| 11 | [pron] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 20 |
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| 12 | and they were [adv prt] [prep] | 20 |
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| 13 | [adv] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 19 |
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| 14 | what they were [adv prt] [prep] | 16 |
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| 15 | what they were [adv prt] [prep] | 16 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 16 |
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| 17 | [vb past] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 14 |
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| 18 | [that] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 10 |
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| 19 | that they were [adv prt] [prep] | 10 |
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| 20 | that they were [adv prt] [prep] | 10 |
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| 21 | as they were [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 22 | as they were [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 23 | now they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 24 | once they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 25 | until they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 26 | once they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | now they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | until they were [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 29 | [adj] they were [adv prt] [prep] | 7 |
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| 30 | but they were [adv prt] [prep] | 6 |
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