SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	53
2	[pron] were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the	53
3	[pron] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the	47
4	[pron] were [verb] it [prep] the	21
5	[pron] were [verb] it [prep] the	21
6	they were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	19
7	they were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	19
8	you were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	17
9	you were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	17
10	[pron] were [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the	12
11	[pron] were [verb] [pron] in the	11
12	[pron] were [verb] he [prep] the	11
13	[pron] were [verb] him [prep] the	11
14	[pron] were [verb] [pron] for the	8
15	we were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	8
16	[pron] were [verb] i [prep] the	8
17	[pron] were tell [pron] [prep] the	8
18	[pron] were [verb] me [prep] the	8
19	[pron] were [verb] [pron] to the	8
20	we were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	7
21	[pron] were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the	7
22	[pron] were [verb] [pron] on the	7
23	[pron] were [verb] her [prep] the	6
24	[pron] were [verb] [pron] about the	6
25	[pron] were telling [pron] [prep] the	6
26	[pron] were [verb] she [prep] the	6
27	[pron] were [verb] [pron] from the	5
28	[pron] were [verb] they [prep] the	5
29	[Wh pn] were [verb] [pron] [prep] the	5
30	[pron] were [verb] them [prep] the	5