SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	146
2	they were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	144
3	they were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the	91
4	they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the	53
5	they were [verb] out [prep] the	43
6	they were [verb] up [prep] the	33
7	they were [verb] [adv prt] to the	26
8	they were [verb] [adv prt] by the	22
9	they were [verb] back [prep] the	17
10	they were [verb] [adv prt] in the	16
11	they were [verb] [adv prt] of the	16
12	they were [verb] [adv prt] into the	14
13	they were [verb] [adv prt] on the	12
14	they were [verb] down [prep] the	11
15	they were take [adv prt] [prep] the	10
16	they were taken [adv prt] [prep] the	10
17	they were [verb] [adv prt] at the	10
18	they were [verb] off [prep] the	10
19	they were [verb] [adv prt] from the	10
20	they were go [adv prt] [prep] the	9
21	they were [verb] over [prep] the	9
22	they were [verb] in [prep] the	8
23	they were coming [adv prt] [prep] the	8
24	they were come [adv prt] [prep] the	8
25	they were going [adv prt] [prep] the	8
26	they were set [adv prt] [prep] the	6
27	they were [verb] on [prep] the	6
28	they were [verb] [adv prt] for the	6
29	they were set [adv prt] [prep] the	6