SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] [verb] in the [adj]	193
2	were [adv] [verb] in the [adj]	161
3	were [adj] [verb] in the [adj]	46
4	were [verb] [verb] in the [adj]	34
5	were [not/n't] [verb] in the [adj]	31
6	were not [verb] in the [adj]	31
7	were not [verb] in the [adj]	30
8	were [vb pp] [verb] in the [adj]	23
9	were [adj] [verb] in the [adj]	18
10	were [det] [verb] in the [adj]	16
11	were all [verb] in the [adj]	12
12	were all [verb] in the [adj]	12
13	were also [verb] in the [adj]	11
14	were [num ord] [verb] in the [adj]	11
15	were first [verb] in the [adj]	11
16	were first [verb] in the [adj]	11
17	were also [verb] in the [adj]	11
18	were still [verb] in the [adj]	10
19	were still [verb] in the [adj]	10
20	were [v-ing] [verb] in the [adj]	9
21	were be [verb] in the [adj]	9
22	were [be] [verb] in the [adj]	9
23	were being [verb] in the [adj]	8
24	were [being] [verb] in the [adj]	8
25	were widely [verb] in the [adj]	7
26	were widely [verb] in the [adj]	7
27	were already [verb] in the [adj]	6
28	were already [verb] in the [adj]	6
29	were now [verb] in the [adj]	5
30	were able [verb] in the [adj]	5