| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 170 |
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| 2 | and they were [adv] [verb] | 135 |
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| 3 | but they were [adv] [verb] | 104 |
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| 4 | [coord] they were [adv] [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 5 | [coord] they were also [verb] | 27 |
|
| 6 | [coord] they were still [verb] | 21 |
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| 7 | [coord] they were always [verb] | 13 |
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| 8 | [coord] they were never [verb] | 9 |
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| 9 | [coord] they were [adv] go | 8 |
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| 10 | [coord] they were both [verb] | 8 |
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| 11 | [coord] they were well [verb] | 8 |
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| 12 | [coord] they were just [verb] | 7 |
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| 13 | [coord] they were only [verb] | 7 |
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| 14 | [coord] they were [adv] going | 7 |
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| 15 | [coord] they were soon [verb] | 6 |
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| 16 | [coord] they were now [verb] | 6 |
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| 17 | [coord] they were often [verb] | 6 |
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| 18 | [coord] they were [adv] make | 5 |
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| 19 | [coord] they were [adv] take | 5 |
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| 20 | [coord] they were [adv] use | 5 |
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| 21 | [coord] they were [adv] used | 5 |
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