| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [prep] | 1121 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [prep] | 797 |
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| 3 | [adv] they were [prep] | 203 |
|
| 4 | as they were [prep] | 199 |
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| 5 | as they were [prep] | 199 |
|
| 6 | that they were [prep] | 185 |
|
| 7 | [that] they were [prep] | 185 |
|
| 8 | that they were [prep] | 185 |
|
| 9 | [verb] they were [prep] | 161 |
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| 10 | [noun] they were [prep] | 155 |
|
| 11 | [coord] they were [prep] | 139 |
|
| 12 | if they were [prep] | 139 |
|
| 13 | if they were [prep] | 139 |
|
| 14 | [adv] they were [prep] | 138 |
|
| 15 | when they were [prep] | 121 |
|
| 16 | when they were [prep] | 121 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] they were [prep] | 102 |
|
| 18 | and they were [prep] | 99 |
|
| 19 | and they were [prep] | 99 |
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| 20 | [vb past] they were [prep] | 97 |
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| 21 | [pron] they were [prep] | 83 |
|
| 22 | than they were [prep] | 80 |
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| 23 | than they were [prep] | 80 |
|
| 24 | [adj] they were [prep] | 72 |
|
| 25 | [Wh adv] they were [prep] | 60 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] they were [prep] | 58 |
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| 27 | [adj] they were [prep] | 51 |
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| 28 | while they were [prep] | 50 |
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| 29 | while they were [prep] | 50 |
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| 30 | because they were [prep] | 49 |
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