| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] [prep] the | 442 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] [prep] the | 261 |
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| 3 | because they [be] [verb] [prep] the | 68 |
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| 4 | because they be [verb] [prep] the | 68 |
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| 5 | because [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 32 |
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| 6 | because they were [verb] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 7 | because they were [verb] [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 8 | because they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 24 |
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| 9 | because they were [verb] [prep] the | 23 |
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| 10 | because they were [verb] [prep] the | 23 |
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