SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [noun pl]	1089
2	[noun pl] were [noun sg]	655
3	[noun pl] were [noun prp]	479
4	[noun pl] were [n mass]	155
5	[noun pl] were part	111
6	[noun pl] were part	109
7	men were [noun]	67
8	[noun pl] were woman	49
9	[noun pl] were women	49
10	[noun pl] were member	40
11	[noun pl] were members	40
12	others were [noun]	40
13	members were [noun]	39
14	[noun pl] were man	35
15	[noun pl] were men	34
16	winners were [noun]	29
17	parents were [noun]	27
18	profits were [noun]	24
19	victims were [noun]	22
20	women were [noun]	21
21	patients were [noun]	20
22	eyes were [noun]	19
23	children were [noun]	19
24	walls were [noun]	17
25	subjects were [noun]	15
26	[noun pl] were john	15
27	[noun pl] were john	15
28	[noun pl] were people	14
29	names were [noun]	14
30	[noun pl] were people	14