| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were about [verb] | 32 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were about [verb] | 25 |
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| 3 | [verb] they were about [verb] | 10 |
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| 4 | if they were about [verb] | 10 |
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| 5 | as they were about [verb] | 10 |
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| 6 | if they were about [verb] | 10 |
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| 7 | as they were about [verb] | 10 |
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| 8 | [noun] they were about [verb] | 8 |
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| 9 | [pron] they were about [verb] | 7 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] they were about [verb] | 7 |
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| 11 | [vb past] they were about [verb] | 6 |
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| 12 | that they were about [verb] | 5 |
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| 13 | that they were about [verb] | 5 |
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| 14 | [that] they were about [verb] | 5 |
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| 15 | they were [adv] about [verb] | 12 |
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| 16 | they were [adv] about [verb] | 9 |
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| 17 | they were just about [verb] | 7 |
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| 18 | they were just about [verb] | 7 |
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| 19 | they were about [verb] [art] | 14 |
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| 20 | they were about [verb] [art] | 14 |
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| 21 | they were about [verb] [adv] | 13 |
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| 22 | they were about [verb] the | 12 |
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| 23 | they were about [verb] [adv prt] | 12 |
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| 24 | they were about [verb] the | 12 |
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| 25 | they were about [verb] [prep] | 11 |
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| 26 | they were about [verb] [prep] | 11 |
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| 27 | they were about [verb] [pron] | 9 |
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| 28 | they were about [verb] [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | they were about [verb] [pers pn] | 6 |
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