SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	374
2	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	345
3	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [noun sg]	249
4	[det] were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	163
5	[num] were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	156
6	[adj] were [verb] by the [noun]	96
7	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	73
8	[adj] were [verb] in the [noun]	69
9	these were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	66
10	these were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	66
11	[adj] were [verb] to the [noun]	51
12	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	50
13	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [noun prp]	47
14	[adj] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun]	25
15	[adj] were [verb] on the [noun]	25
16	[adj] were [verb] from the [noun]	24
17	[adj] were [verb] at the [noun]	22
18	[adj] were [verb] with the [noun]	18
19	both were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	18
20	many were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	18
21	both were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	18
22	many were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	18
23	[adj] were [verb] for the [noun]	13
24	two were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	13
25	all were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	13
26	all were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	13
27	two were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	13
28	some were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	12
29	some were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	12
30	more were [verb] [prep] the [noun]	11