| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adj] [prep] be | 34 |
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| 2 | [that] they were [adj] [prep] be | 16 |
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| 3 | that they were [adj] [prep] be | 16 |
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| 4 | that they were [adj] [prep] be | 16 |
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| 5 | [noun] they were [adj] [prep] be | 12 |
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| 6 | [subord] they were [adj] [prep] be | 11 |
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| 7 | [pron] they were [adj] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] they were [adj] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 9 | [verb] they were [adj] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 10 | [coord] they were [adj] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 12 | [vb past] they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 13 | and they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 14 | and they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 15 | which they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 16 | [adv] they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 17 | which they were [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 18 | they were [adv] [adj] [prep] be | 34 |
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| 19 | they were [adv] [adj] [prep] be | 28 |
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| 20 | they were more [adj] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 21 | they were more [adj] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 22 | they were [not/n't] [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 23 | they were not [adj] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 24 | they were too [adj] [prep] be | 5 |
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| 25 | they were less [adj] [prep] be | 5 |
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| 26 | they were too [adj] [prep] be | 5 |
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| 27 | they were less [adj] [prep] be | 5 |
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| 28 | they were [adj] [prep] be [verb] | 57 |
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| 29 | they were [adj] [prep] be [vb pp] | 30 |
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| 30 | they were [adj] [prep] be [v-ing] | 27 |
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