| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | when they be [vb pp] | 841 |
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| 2 | when they were [verb] | 569 |
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| 3 | when they are [verb] | 505 |
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| 4 | when they be [v-ing] | 467 |
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| 5 | when they 're [verb] | 229 |
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| 6 | when they be do | 31 |
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| 7 | when they be doing | 28 |
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| 8 | when they be talking | 27 |
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| 9 | when they be go | 27 |
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| 10 | when they be talk | 27 |
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| 11 | when they be make | 25 |
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| 12 | when they be ask | 23 |
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| 13 | when they be going | 21 |
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| 14 | when they be asked | 21 |
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| 15 | when they be take | 20 |
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| 16 | when they be need | 19 |
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| 17 | when they be needed | 19 |
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| 18 | when they be give | 19 |
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| 19 | when they be given | 16 |
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| 20 | when they be use | 16 |
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| 21 | when they be taken | 14 |
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| 22 | when they be come | 14 |
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| 23 | when they be made | 13 |
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| 24 | when they be used | 13 |
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| 25 | when they be told | 13 |
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| 26 | when they be try | 13 |
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| 27 | when they be tell | 13 |
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| 28 | when they be making | 12 |
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| 29 | when they be presented | 11 |
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| 30 | when they be working | 11 |
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