| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [prep] be | 67 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [prep] be | 39 |
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| 3 | if they were [prep] be | 28 |
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| 4 | if they were [prep] be | 28 |
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| 5 | [that] they were [prep] be | 16 |
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| 6 | that they were [prep] be | 16 |
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| 7 | that they were [prep] be | 16 |
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| 8 | [adv] they were [prep] be | 16 |
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| 9 | [coord] they were [prep] be | 12 |
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| 10 | [pron] they were [prep] be | 10 |
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| 11 | [Wh adv] they were [prep] be | 9 |
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| 12 | and they were [prep] be | 9 |
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| 13 | and they were [prep] be | 9 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] they were [prep] be | 9 |
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| 15 | which they were [prep] be | 7 |
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| 16 | [adv] they were [prep] be | 7 |
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| 17 | [noun] they were [prep] be | 7 |
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| 18 | which they were [prep] be | 7 |
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| 19 | [verb] they were [prep] be | 5 |
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| 20 | they were [verb] [prep] be | 183 |
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| 21 | they were [vb pp] [prep] be | 118 |
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| 22 | they were [adj] [prep] be | 106 |
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| 23 | they were [adj] [prep] be | 103 |
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| 24 | they were [v-ing] [prep] be | 64 |
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| 25 | they were [adv] [prep] be | 51 |
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| 26 | they were going [prep] be | 49 |
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| 27 | they were go [prep] be | 49 |
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| 28 | they were supposed [prep] be | 42 |
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| 29 | they were supposed [prep] be | 42 |
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| 30 | they were [not/n't] [prep] be | 24 |
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