SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun]	136
2	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg]	112
3	they were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun]	68
4	[pers pn] were out [prep] the [noun]	55
5	[pers pn] were [adv prt] in the [noun]	51
6	we were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun]	43
7	[pers pn] were back [prep] the [noun]	41
8	[pers pn] were [adv prt] of the [noun]	28
9	you were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun]	19
10	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl]	16
11	[pers pn] were down [prep] the [noun]	14
12	[pers pn] were [adv prt] at the [noun]	13
13	[pers pn] were [adv prt] on the [noun]	11
14	[pers pn] were [adv prt] to the [noun]	8
15	[pers pn] were off [prep] the [noun]	8
16	[pers pn] were up [prep] the [noun]	8
17	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the street	7
18	[pers pn] were [adv prt] by the [noun]	7
19	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the street	6
20	[pers pn] were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun prp]	5