SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	473
2	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	473
3	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	334
4	[pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj]	325
5	they were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	306
6	[pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	132
7	we were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	106
8	[pers pn] were [verb] by the [adj]	88
9	[pers pn] were [verb] by the [adj]	88
10	[pers pn] were [verb] in the [adj]	84
11	[pers pn] were [verb] in the [adj]	84
12	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord]	52
13	[pers pn] were [verb] to the [adj]	52
14	[pers pn] were [verb] to the [adj]	52
15	[pers pn] were [verb] at the [adj]	40
16	[pers pn] were [verb] at the [adj]	40
17	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [det]	39
18	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the same	36
19	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the same	36
20	[pers pn] were [verb] on the [adj]	33
21	[pers pn] were [verb] on the [adj]	33
22	you were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	31
23	[pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [num]	29
24	[pers pn] were [verb] with the [adj]	23
25	[pers pn] were [verb] from the [adj]	23
26	[pers pn] were [verb] with the [adj]	23
27	[pers pn] were [verb] from the [adj]	23
28	[pers pn] were [verb] for the [adj]	21
29	[pers pn] were [verb] into the [adj]	21
30	[pers pn] were [verb] for the [adj]	21