SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [to-vb] the [adj]	124
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [adj]	105
3	[noun pl] were made [verb] the [adj]	12
4	[noun pl] were used [verb] the [adj]	12
5	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [num]	11
6	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [v-ing] the [adj]	11
7	[noun pl] were asked [verb] the [adj]	10
8	[noun pl] were [vb pp] using the [adj]	8
9	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [det]	8
10	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [num ord]	8
11	[noun pl] were [vb pp] use the [adj]	8
12	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the same	7
13	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the same	7
14	attempts were [vb pp] [verb] the [adj]	6
15	[noun pl] were needed [verb] the [adj]	6
16	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the first	5
17	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the first	5
18	[noun pl] were required [verb] the [adj]	5
19	[noun pl] were invited [verb] the [adj]	5