| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adj] [noun] | 386 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adj] [noun] | 231 |
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| 3 | [that] they were [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 4 | that they were [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 5 | that they were [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 6 | if they were [adj] [noun] | 76 |
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| 7 | if they were [adj] [noun] | 76 |
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| 8 | [verb] they were [adj] [noun] | 70 |
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| 9 | [coord] they were [adj] [noun] | 68 |
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| 10 | [prep] they were [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 11 | [prep] they were [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 12 | [adv] they were [adj] [noun] | 56 |
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| 13 | [adv] they were [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 14 | [noun] they were [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 15 | and they were [adj] [noun] | 39 |
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| 16 | and they were [adj] [noun] | 39 |
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| 17 | of they were [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 18 | of they were [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 19 | [vb past] they were [adj] [noun] | 34 |
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| 20 | but they were [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 21 | but they were [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 22 | because they were [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 23 | because they were [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 24 | though they were [adj] [noun] | 24 |
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| 25 | though they were [adj] [noun] | 24 |
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| 26 | as they were [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 27 | as they were [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | than they were [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 29 | than they were [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] they were [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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