| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [prep] [pron] | 454 |
|
| 2 | they were [verb] [prep] [pron] | 446 |
|
| 3 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 225 |
|
| 4 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 220 |
|
| 5 | they were [verb] [prep] [pos pn] | 205 |
|
| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 194 |
|
| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] their | 141 |
|
| 8 | they were [verb] [prep] their | 141 |
|
| 9 | they were [verb] to [pron] | 73 |
|
| 10 | they were [verb] to [pron] | 73 |
|
| 11 | they were [verb] for [pron] | 69 |
|
| 12 | they were [verb] for [pron] | 69 |
|
| 13 | they were [verb] by [pron] | 55 |
|
| 14 | they were [verb] by [pron] | 55 |
|
| 15 | they were [verb] [prep] him | 47 |
|
| 16 | they were [verb] [prep] he | 47 |
|
| 17 | they were [verb] in [pron] | 45 |
|
| 18 | they were [verb] in [pron] | 45 |
|
| 19 | they were [verb] [prep] i | 41 |
|
| 20 | they were [verb] with [pron] | 40 |
|
| 21 | they were [verb] with [pron] | 40 |
|
| 22 | they were [verb] [prep] me | 38 |
|
| 23 | they were [verb] at [pron] | 33 |
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| 24 | they were [verb] at [pron] | 33 |
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| 25 | they were [verb] [prep] it | 32 |
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| 26 | they were [verb] [prep] it | 32 |
|
| 27 | they were [verb] on [pron] | 30 |
|
| 28 | they were [verb] on [pron] | 30 |
|
| 29 | they were [verb] about [pron] | 29 |
|
| 30 | they were [verb] [prep] [indef pn] | 29 |
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