| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [adv] [adv] [verb] | 361 |
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| 2 | they were [adv] [adv] [verb] | 229 |
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| 3 | they were [not/n't] [adv] [verb] | 130 |
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| 4 | they were not [adv] [verb] | 130 |
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| 5 | they were not [adv] [verb] | 98 |
|
| 6 | they were [adj] [adv] [verb] | 88 |
|
| 7 | they were [adj] [adv] [verb] | 63 |
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| 8 | they were [verb] [adv] [verb] | 33 |
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| 9 | they were n't [adv] [verb] | 32 |
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| 10 | they were [det] [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 11 | they were all [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 12 | they were all [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 13 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 21 |
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| 14 | they were no [adv] [verb] | 20 |
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| 15 | they were no [adv] [verb] | 20 |
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| 16 | they were very [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 17 | they were very [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 18 | they were both [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 19 | they were both [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 20 | they were so [adv] [verb] | 16 |
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| 21 | they were so [adv] [verb] | 16 |
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| 22 | they were also [adv] [verb] | 14 |
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| 23 | they were also [adv] [verb] | 14 |
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| 24 | they were more [adv] [verb] | 13 |
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| 25 | they were more [adv] [verb] | 13 |
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| 26 | they were [v-ing] [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 27 | they were [be] [adv] [verb] | 10 |
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| 28 | they were be [adv] [verb] | 10 |
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| 29 | they were [being] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 30 | they were old [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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