SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the [det]	120
2	[noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the [det]	120
3	[noun pl] were [verb] in the [det]	44
4	[noun pl] were [verb] in the [det]	44
5	[noun pl] were [verb] at the [det]	20
6	[noun pl] were [verb] at the [det]	20
7	[noun pl] were [verb] on the [det]	11
8	[noun pl] were [verb] on the [det]	11
9	[noun pl] were [verb] by the [det]	10
10	[noun pl] were [verb] by the [det]	10
11	[noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [det]	9
12	[noun pl] were [verb] with the [det]	9
13	[noun pl] were [verb] with the [det]	9
14	[noun pl] were [verb] [to-vb] the [det]	8
15	[noun pl] were [verb] from the [det]	7
16	[noun pl] were [verb] from the [det]	7
17	[noun pl] were [verb] to the [det]	5
18	[noun pl] were [verb] to the [det]	5
19	[adj] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	11
20	[adj] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	10
21	[art] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	6
22	[noun] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	6
23	the [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	6
24	[art] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	6
25	the [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	6
26	[conj] [noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	5
27	[noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [det]	9
28	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [det]	8
29	[noun pl] were [adv] [verb] the [det]	6
30	[noun pl] were [verb] the [det] [noun]	19