| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 199 |
|
| 2 | they were [verb] [prep] [be] | 192 |
|
| 3 | they [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 189 |
|
| 4 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 188 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 187 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 187 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 129 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 69 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] going [prep] [be] | 50 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] go [prep] [be] | 50 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] meant [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] mean [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] found [prep] [be] | 14 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] find [prep] [be] | 14 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] think [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] said [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] thought [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 19 | them [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] expect [prep] [be] | 8 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] being | 7 |
|
| 22 | they was [verb] [prep] [be] | 7 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [being] | 7 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] expected [prep] [be] | 6 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] bind [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] see [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] bound [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [was/were] | 5 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] seen [prep] [be] | 5 |
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