| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 42 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 32 |
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| 3 | [noun] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 16 |
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| 4 | [adv] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 11 |
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| 5 | because they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 6 | because they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 8 | if they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 9 | if they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 7 |
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| 11 | [adv] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 6 |
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| 12 | that they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 13 | that they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 14 | [pron] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 15 | [that] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 17 | [coord] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 18 | [Wh adv] they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 19 | they were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 21 |
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| 20 | they were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 21 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [be] | 7 |
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| 22 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 33 |
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| 23 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 32 |
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| 24 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [verb] | 27 |
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| 25 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [vb pp] | 18 |
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| 26 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [prep] | 14 |
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| 27 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [prep] | 14 |
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| 28 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adv] | 14 |
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| 29 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adv] | 13 |
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| 30 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 9 |
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