SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the	426
2	[noun pl] were [verb] out [prep] the	171
3	[noun pl] were [verb] up [prep] the	127
4	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] by the	96
5	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] to the	87
6	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] in the	83
7	[noun pl] were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the	78
8	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] on the	43
9	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] of the	43
10	[noun pl] were carry [adv prt] [prep] the	42
11	[noun pl] were carried [adv prt] [prep] the	42
12	[noun pl] were [verb] on [prep] the	40
13	[noun pl] were [verb] down [prep] the	32
14	[noun pl] were [verb] off [prep] the	30
15	[noun pl] were [verb] over [prep] the	29
16	[noun pl] were [verb] in [prep] the	29
17	[noun pl] were set [adv prt] [prep] the	28
18	[noun pl] were [verb] back [prep] the	28
19	[noun pl] were set [adv prt] [prep] the	28
20	[noun pl] were taken [adv prt] [prep] the	26
21	[noun pl] were take [adv prt] [prep] the	26
22	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] at the	26
23	[noun pl] were put [adv prt] [prep] the	20
24	[noun pl] were put [adv prt] [prep] the	20
25	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] from the	19
26	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] for the	17
27	[noun pl] were laid [adv prt] [prep] the	16
28	[noun pl] were sent [adv prt] [prep] the	16
29	[noun pl] were lay [adv prt] [prep] the	16
30	[noun pl] were brought [adv prt] [prep] the	16