| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they were [adv] [verb] | 719 |
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| 2 | [subord] they were [adv] [verb] | 314 |
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| 3 | [coord] they were [adv] [verb] | 240 |
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| 4 | [that] they were [adv] [verb] | 165 |
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| 5 | that they were [adv] [verb] | 165 |
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| 6 | that they were [adv] [verb] | 165 |
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| 7 | [noun] they were [adv] [verb] | 145 |
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| 8 | and they were [adv] [verb] | 135 |
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| 9 | and they were [adv] [verb] | 135 |
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| 10 | [adv] they were [adv] [verb] | 119 |
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| 11 | but they were [adv] [verb] | 104 |
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| 12 | but they were [adv] [verb] | 104 |
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| 13 | [verb] they were [adv] [verb] | 96 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] they were [adv] [verb] | 92 |
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| 15 | [pron] they were [adv] [verb] | 82 |
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| 16 | [adv] they were [adv] [verb] | 73 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] they were [adv] [verb] | 71 |
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| 18 | [vb past] they were [adv] [verb] | 54 |
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| 19 | if they were [adv] [verb] | 50 |
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| 20 | if they were [adv] [verb] | 50 |
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| 21 | which they were [adv] [verb] | 48 |
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| 22 | which they were [adv] [verb] | 48 |
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| 23 | because they were [adv] [verb] | 43 |
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| 24 | because they were [adv] [verb] | 43 |
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| 25 | [Wh adv] they were [adv] [verb] | 41 |
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| 26 | as they were [adv] [verb] | 38 |
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| 27 | as they were [adv] [verb] | 38 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] they were [adv] [verb] | 36 |
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| 29 | when they were [adv] [verb] | 33 |
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| 30 | when they were [adv] [verb] | 33 |
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