| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [adj] [verb] [prep] the | 115 |
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| 2 | they [be] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 3 | they be [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 48 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 39 |
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| 5 | they were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 6 | they were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 7 | they were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 9 | they were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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