| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] what they [vb past] | 637 |
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| 2 | [prep] what they [vb past] | 582 |
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| 3 | [prep] what they [vb past] | 582 |
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| 4 | [be] what they [vb past] | 207 |
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| 5 | be what they [vb past] | 207 |
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| 6 | [vb past] what they [vb past] | 176 |
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| 7 | [conj] what they [vb past] | 175 |
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| 8 | of what they [vb past] | 161 |
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| 9 | of what they [vb past] | 161 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] what they [vb past] | 157 |
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| 11 | [adv] what they [vb past] | 148 |
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| 12 | [is] what they [vb past] | 134 |
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| 13 | [coord] what they [vb past] | 129 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] what they [vb past] | 126 |
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| 15 | [adv] what they [vb past] | 98 |
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| 16 | 's what they [vb past] | 98 |
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| 17 | and what they [vb past] | 97 |
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| 18 | and what they [vb past] | 97 |
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| 19 | [noun] what they [vb past] | 96 |
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| 20 | know what they [vb past] | 84 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] what they [vb past] | 66 |
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| 22 | [was/were] what they [vb past] | 63 |
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| 23 | [pron] what they [vb past] | 61 |
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| 24 | to what they [vb past] | 60 |
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| 25 | do what they [vb past] | 60 |
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| 26 | to what they [vb past] | 60 |
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| 27 | was what they [vb past] | 58 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] what they [vb past] | 55 |
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| 29 | [vb base] what they [vb past] | 53 |
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| 30 | [vb pp] what they [vb past] | 52 |
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