| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 225 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they were [adv] [v-ing] | 79 |
|
| 3 | if they were [adv] [verb] | 50 |
|
| 4 | because they were [adv] [verb] | 43 |
|
| 5 | as they were [adv] [verb] | 38 |
|
| 6 | when they were [adv] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 7 | though they were [adv] [verb] | 22 |
|
| 8 | [subord] they were still [verb] | 21 |
|
| 9 | where they were [adv] [verb] | 20 |
|
| 10 | [subord] they were [adv] call | 17 |
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| 11 | [subord] they were [adv] called | 17 |
|
| 12 | although they were [adv] [verb] | 14 |
|
| 13 | [subord] they were then [verb] | 13 |
|
| 14 | whether they were [adv] [verb] | 12 |
|
| 15 | since they were [adv] [verb] | 11 |
|
| 16 | before they were [adv] [verb] | 11 |
|
| 17 | while they were [adv] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 18 | until they were [adv] [verb] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [subord] they were also [verb] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [subord] they were [adv] use | 9 |
|
| 21 | unless they were [adv] [verb] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [subord] they were [adv] [to-vb] | 9 |
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| 23 | [subord] they were just [verb] | 9 |
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| 24 | [subord] they were only [verb] | 9 |
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| 25 | [subord] they were often [verb] | 8 |
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| 26 | [subord] they were actually [verb] | 8 |
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| 27 | [subord] they were [adv] used | 8 |
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| 28 | [subord] they were well [verb] | 8 |
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| 29 | [subord] they were already [verb] | 7 |
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| 30 | for they were [adv] [verb] | 7 |
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