SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adv prt] [noun]	37
2	[noun pl] were [adv prt] [noun]	23
3	[noun sg] were [adv prt] [noun]	10
4	share were [adv prt] [noun]	8
5	[pron] were [adv prt] [noun]	6
6	shares were [adv prt] [noun]	5
7	were [verb] [adv prt] [noun]	147
8	were [v-ing] [adv prt] [noun]	100
9	were [vb pp] [adv prt] [noun]	36
10	were carry [adv prt] [noun]	15
11	were take [adv prt] [noun]	14
12	were [to-vb] [adv prt] [noun]	10
13	were carrying [adv prt] [noun]	9
14	were bring [adv prt] [noun]	7
15	were taken [adv prt] [noun]	6
16	were pick [adv prt] [noun]	6
17	were taking [adv prt] [noun]	6
18	were picking [adv prt] [noun]	6
19	were running [adv prt] [noun]	5
20	were [adj] [adv prt] [noun]	5
21	were run [adv prt] [noun]	5
22	were [adv prt] [prep] [noun]	404
23	were [adv prt] [prep] [noun]	404
24	were [adv prt] of [noun]	136
25	were [adv prt] of [noun]	136
26	were [adv prt] in [noun]	89
27	were [adv prt] in [noun]	89
28	were [adv prt] to [noun]	39
29	were [adv prt] to [noun]	39
30	were [adv prt] at [noun]	37