| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [verb] [prep] the | 442 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [verb] [prep] the | 261 |
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| 3 | [adv] they were [verb] [prep] the | 105 |
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| 4 | [coord] they were [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
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| 5 | that they were [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
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| 6 | that they were [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
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| 7 | [that] they were [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
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| 8 | [noun] they were [verb] [prep] the | 76 |
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| 9 | [adv] they were [verb] [prep] the | 67 |
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| 10 | and they were [verb] [prep] the | 65 |
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| 11 | and they were [verb] [prep] the | 65 |
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| 12 | as they were [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 13 | as they were [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 14 | [verb] they were [verb] [prep] the | 54 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] they were [verb] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 16 | if they were [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
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| 17 | if they were [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
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| 18 | when they were [verb] [prep] the | 40 |
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| 19 | when they were [verb] [prep] the | 40 |
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| 20 | [pron] they were [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
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| 21 | [prep] they were [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
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| 22 | [prep] they were [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
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| 23 | [Wh adv] they were [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
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| 24 | of they were [verb] [prep] the | 34 |
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| 25 | of they were [verb] [prep] the | 34 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] they were [verb] [prep] the | 32 |
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| 27 | but they were [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
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| 28 | but they were [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
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| 29 | because they were [verb] [prep] the | 23 |
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| 30 | because they were [verb] [prep] the | 23 |
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