SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] in the	83
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv prt] in the	71
3	[noun pl] were [verb] out in the	37
4	[noun pl] were [verb] up in the	24
5	[noun pl] were [v-ing] [adv prt] in the	12
6	[noun pl] were set [adv prt] in the	11
7	[noun pl] were set [adv prt] in the	11
8	[noun pl] were carried [adv prt] in the	10
9	[noun pl] were carry [adv prt] in the	10
10	[noun pl] were take [adv prt] in the	6
11	[noun pl] were taken [adv prt] in the	6
12	[noun pl] were laid [adv prt] in the	5
13	[noun pl] were lay [adv prt] in the	5
14	[noun pl] were [verb] on in the	5
15	[noun pl] were [verb] off in the	5