SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the	820
2	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] the	693
3	the [noun pl] were [verb] by the	195
4	the [noun pl] were [verb] in the	118
5	the [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] the	117
6	the [noun pl] were [verb] to the	101
7	the [noun pl] were [verb] on the	75
8	the [noun pl] were [verb] with the	55
9	the [noun pl] were [verb] at the	46
10	the [noun pl] were [verb] from the	44
11	the [noun pl] were [verb] for the	32
12	the [noun pl] were [verb] into the	20
13	the children were [verb] [prep] the	20
14	the men were [verb] [prep] the	18
15	the [noun pl] were take [prep] the	14
16	the [noun pl] were make [prep] the	14
17	the [noun pl] were taken [prep] the	14
18	the [noun pl] were made [prep] the	14
19	the [noun pl] were hold [prep] the	13
20	the [noun pl] were held [prep] the	13
21	the results were [verb] [prep] the	11
22	the [noun pl] were place [prep] the	11
23	the [noun pl] were placed [prep] the	11
24	the [noun pl] were [to-vb] [prep] the	10
25	the [noun pl] were [verb] under the	10
26	the [noun pl] were put [prep] the	9
27	the [noun pl] were [verb] onto the	9
28	the proposals were [verb] [prep] the	9
29	the [noun pl] were draw [prep] the	9
30	the [noun pl] were drawn [prep] the	9