SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] the	693
2	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] by the	193
3	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] in the	104
4	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] to the	97
5	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] on the	52
6	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] with the	49
7	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] from the	36
8	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] at the	31
9	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] for the	26
10	the [noun pl] were taken [prep] the	14
11	the children were [vb pp] [prep] the	14
12	the [noun pl] were made [prep] the	14
13	the men were [vb pp] [prep] the	13
14	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] into the	13
15	the [noun pl] were held [prep] the	13
16	the [noun pl] were placed [prep] the	11
17	the results were [vb pp] [prep] the	11
18	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] onto the	9
19	the proposals were [vb pp] [prep] the	9
20	the [noun pl] were drawn [prep] the	9
21	the shares were [vb pp] [prep] the	9
22	the proceedings were [vb pp] [prep] the	8
23	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] under the	8
24	the [noun pl] were put [prep] the	8
25	the [noun pl] were sent [prep] the	8
26	the [noun pl] were published [prep] the	7
27	the [noun pl] were [vb pp] before the	7
28	the pictures were [vb pp] [prep] the	7
29	the [noun pl] were based [prep] the	7
30	the [noun pl] were presented [prep] the	7