| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1697 |
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| 2 | [subord] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 992 |
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| 3 | [noun] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 438 |
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| 4 | [adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 391 |
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| 5 | that they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 6 | [that] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 7 | that they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 358 |
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| 8 | [coord] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 347 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 287 |
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| 10 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 261 |
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| 11 | and they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 242 |
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| 12 | and they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 242 |
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| 13 | [adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 236 |
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| 14 | [pron] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 207 |
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| 15 | if they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 188 |
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| 16 | if they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 188 |
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| 17 | when they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 185 |
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| 18 | when they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 185 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 169 |
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| 20 | [Wh adv] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 136 |
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| 21 | [vb past] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 131 |
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| 22 | as they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 129 |
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| 23 | as they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 129 |
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| 24 | what they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 112 |
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| 25 | what they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 112 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 112 |
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| 27 | because they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 108 |
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| 28 | because they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 108 |
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| 29 | but they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 102 |
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| 30 | but they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 102 |
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