| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 3 | that they were [verb] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 4 | [that] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 5 | that they were [verb] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 6 | [noun] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 7 | [coord] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 9 | [adv] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | when they were [verb] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 11 | [verb] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 12 | and they were [verb] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 13 | when they were [verb] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 14 | and they were [verb] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 15 | while they were [verb] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 16 | while they were [verb] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 17 | [adv] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb past] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 19 | [Wh adv] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 20 | if they were [verb] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | [adj] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | if they were [verb] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | though they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | [adj] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | because they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | because they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | but they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 28 | but they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | though they were [verb] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | [unc] they were [verb] [noun sg] | 5 |
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