| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [prep] [det] [noun] | 81 |
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| 2 | they were [prep] [det] [noun] | 77 |
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| 3 | they were [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 4 | they were in [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 5 | they were in [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 6 | they were [prep] some [noun] | 17 |
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| 7 | they were [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 8 | they were [prep] each [noun] | 12 |
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| 9 | they were at [det] [noun] | 12 |
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| 10 | they were at [det] [noun] | 12 |
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| 11 | they were [prep] that [noun] | 11 |
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| 12 | they were [prep] [det] other | 11 |
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| 13 | they were [prep] [det] other | 11 |
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| 14 | they were [prep] this [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | they were [prep] [det] time | 9 |
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| 16 | they were [prep] [det] time | 8 |
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| 17 | they were [prep] any [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | they were of [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | they were of [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | they were [prep] [det] days | 5 |
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| 21 | they were to [det] [noun] | 5 |
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| 22 | they were to [det] [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | they were [prep] [det] way | 5 |
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| 24 | they were [prep] [det] day | 5 |
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| 25 | they were [prep] [det] case | 5 |
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