| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [pron] | 664 |
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| 2 | they were [v-ing] [pron] | 548 |
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| 3 | they were [prep] [pron] | 206 |
|
| 4 | they were [prep] [pron] | 206 |
|
| 5 | they were [adv] [pron] | 153 |
|
| 6 | they were [adj] [pron] | 114 |
|
| 7 | they were [adj] [pron] | 84 |
|
| 8 | they were [vb pp] [pron] | 80 |
|
| 9 | they were [noun] [pron] | 64 |
|
| 10 | they were on [pron] | 61 |
|
| 11 | they were on [pron] | 61 |
|
| 12 | they were not [pron] | 59 |
|
| 13 | they were [not/n't] [pron] | 59 |
|
| 14 | they were [conj] [pron] | 56 |
|
| 15 | they were [noun pl] [pron] | 54 |
|
| 16 | they were [adv] [pron] | 54 |
|
| 17 | they were do [pron] | 52 |
|
| 18 | they were in [pron] | 48 |
|
| 19 | they were in [pron] | 48 |
|
| 20 | they were doing [pron] | 46 |
|
| 21 | they were n't [pron] | 37 |
|
| 22 | they were [unc] [pron] | 34 |
|
| 23 | they were [no cls] [pron] | 34 |
|
| 24 | they were [to-vb] [pron] | 32 |
|
| 25 | they were tell [pron] | 28 |
|
| 26 | they were [coord] [pron] | 27 |
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| 27 | they were [subord] [pron] | 25 |
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| 28 | they were and [pron] | 22 |
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| 29 | they were and [pron] | 22 |
|
| 30 | they were not [pron] | 22 |
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