SN4 ""

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