SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [prep] the [noun]	2599
2	were [prep] the [noun sg]	2145
3	were [prep] the [adj]	1052
4	were [prep] the [adj]	597
5	were [prep] the [noun pl]	317
6	were [prep] the [det]	150
7	were [prep] the [num ord]	145
8	were [prep] the same	128
9	were [prep] the same	128
10	were [prep] the [noun prp]	115
11	were [prep] the [adv]	95
12	were [prep] the [adv]	93
13	were [prep] the first	76
14	were [prep] the first	76
15	were [prep] the [num]	70
16	were [prep] the [adj -est]	68
17	were [prep] the most	63
18	were [prep] the most	63
19	were [prep] the middle	32
20	were [prep] the middle	32
21	were [prep] the top	31
22	were [prep] the top	31
23	were [prep] the time	31
24	were [prep] the verge	31
25	were [prep] the verge	31
26	were [prep] the time	31
27	were [prep] the forefront	30
28	were [prep] the forefront	30
29	were [prep] the point	28
30	were [prep] the point	28