| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 496 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 225 |
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| 3 | [coord] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 170 |
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| 4 | that they were [adv] [vb pp] | 101 |
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| 5 | [that] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 101 |
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| 6 | that they were [adv] [vb pp] | 101 |
|
| 7 | [noun] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 91 |
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| 8 | and they were [adv] [vb pp] | 88 |
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| 9 | and they were [adv] [vb pp] | 88 |
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| 10 | but they were [adv] [vb pp] | 81 |
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| 11 | but they were [adv] [vb pp] | 81 |
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| 12 | [adv] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 75 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 58 |
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| 14 | [pron] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 46 |
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| 15 | [verb] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 45 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 43 |
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| 17 | [adv] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 41 |
|
| 18 | which they were [adv] [vb pp] | 38 |
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| 19 | which they were [adv] [vb pp] | 38 |
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| 20 | because they were [adv] [vb pp] | 34 |
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| 21 | as they were [adv] [vb pp] | 34 |
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| 22 | because they were [adv] [vb pp] | 34 |
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| 23 | as they were [adv] [vb pp] | 34 |
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| 24 | if they were [adv] [vb pp] | 33 |
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| 25 | if they were [adv] [vb pp] | 33 |
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| 26 | [Wh adv] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 31 |
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| 27 | when they were [adv] [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 28 | when they were [adv] [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 29 | [vb past] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 22 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] they were [adv] [vb pp] | 22 |
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