| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [prep] the | 1222 |
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| 2 | they were [v-ing] [prep] the | 365 |
|
| 3 | they [be] doing [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 4 | they be doing [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were doing [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] were doing [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 7 | they were do [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 8 | they were doing [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 9 | they were doing [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 10 | they were doing [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 11 | they were doing [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] doing [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 13 | they were doing [prep] the | 9 |
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