SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	345
2	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	226
3	[num] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	151
4	[det] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	145
5	[adj] were [vb pp] by the [noun]	95
6	[adj] were [vb pp] by the [noun]	95
7	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl]	68
8	these were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	66
9	these were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	66
10	[adj] were [vb pp] in the [noun]	59
11	[adj] were [vb pp] in the [noun]	59
12	[adj] were [vb pp] to the [noun]	47
13	[adj] were [vb pp] to the [noun]	47
14	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp]	46
15	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	44
16	[adj] were [vb pp] on the [noun]	23
17	[adj] were [vb pp] on the [noun]	23
18	[adj] were [vb pp] from the [noun]	21
19	[adj] were [vb pp] from the [noun]	21
20	[adj] were [vb pp] at the [noun]	19
21	[adj] were [vb pp] at the [noun]	19
22	[adj] were [vb pp] with the [noun]	17
23	[adj] were [vb pp] with the [noun]	17
24	many were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	17
25	many were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	17
26	both were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	16
27	both were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	16
28	[adj] were [vb pp] for the [noun]	13
29	all were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	13
30	all were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun]	13