| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 48 |
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| 2 | say that they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 43 |
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| 3 | say that they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 43 |
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| 4 | say [that] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 43 |
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| 5 | say [conj] they [vb past] [not/n't] [verb] | 38 |
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| 6 | say [conj] they [vb past] not [verb] | 38 |
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| 7 | say [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] | 29 |
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| 8 | say [conj] they did [adv] [verb] | 29 |
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| 9 | say [conj] they [vb past] not [verb] | 26 |
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| 10 | said [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 23 |
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| 11 | say [conj] they had [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 12 | say [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] | 18 |
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| 13 | say [conj] they [vb past] n't [verb] | 12 |
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| 14 | saying [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 15 | say [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 16 | to say [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 6 |
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| 17 | said [conj] they [vb past] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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