SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	139
2	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj]	129
3	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	98
4	[det] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	67
5	[num] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	51
6	[adj] were [verb] in the [adj]	40
7	[adj] were [verb] in the [adj]	40
8	[adj] were [verb] by the [adj]	33
9	[adj] were [verb] by the [adj]	33
10	these were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	29
11	these were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	29
12	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	21
13	[adj] were [verb] to the [adj]	15
14	[adj] were [verb] to the [adj]	15
15	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord]	14
16	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the [num]	14
17	[adj] were [verb] from the [adj]	10
18	[adj] were [verb] from the [adj]	10
19	[adj] were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	10
20	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the first	9
21	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the first	9
22	all were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	8
23	all were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	8
24	[adj] were [verb] on the [adj]	7
25	many were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	7
26	many were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	7
27	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the same	7
28	both were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	7
29	[adj] were [verb] [prep] the same	7
30	[adj] were [verb] on the [adj]	7