| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [noun pl] | 902 |
|
| 2 | they were [noun sg] | 349 |
|
| 3 | they were [noun prp] | 104 |
|
| 4 | they were part | 61 |
|
| 5 | they were part | 59 |
|
| 6 | they were [n mass] | 36 |
|
| 7 | they were child | 27 |
|
| 8 | they were children | 27 |
|
| 9 | they were friend | 26 |
|
| 10 | they were friends | 24 |
|
| 11 | they were sort | 24 |
|
| 12 | they were sort | 24 |
|
| 13 | they were man | 17 |
|
| 14 | they were strangers | 16 |
|
| 15 | they were men | 16 |
|
| 16 | they were stranger | 16 |
|
| 17 | they were people | 15 |
|
| 18 | they were people | 15 |
|
| 19 | they were lover | 14 |
|
| 20 | they were lovers | 14 |
|
| 21 | they were member | 12 |
|
| 22 | they were members | 12 |
|
| 23 | they were brother | 10 |
|
| 24 | they were thing | 9 |
|
| 25 | they were things | 9 |
|
| 26 | they were women | 8 |
|
| 27 | they were police | 8 |
|
| 28 | they were police | 8 |
|
| 29 | they were woman | 8 |
|
| 30 | they were years | 7 |
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