SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] of	1787
2	were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] of	1549
3	were [verb] by the [noun sg] of	368
4	were [verb] in the [noun sg] of	315
5	were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] of	202
6	were [verb] on the [noun sg] of	175
7	were [verb] at the [noun sg] of	156
8	were [verb] to the [noun sg] of	146
9	were [verb] with the [noun sg] of	107
10	were [verb] for the [noun sg] of	95
11	were make [prep] the [noun sg] of	76
12	were made [prep] the [noun sg] of	76
13	were [verb] [prep] the end of	75
14	were [verb] from the [noun sg] of	69
15	were [verb] [prep] the basis of	42
16	were [verb] about the [noun sg] of	37
17	were [verb] into the [noun sg] of	37
18	were [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] of	35
19	were [verb] as the [noun sg] of	29
20	were [verb] under the [noun sg] of	29
21	were [verb] [prep] the time of	27
22	were [verb] [prep] the presence of	26
23	were [verb] [prep] the use of	23
24	were [verb] before the [noun sg] of	22
25	were [verb] [prep] the course of	22
26	were [verb] towards the [noun sg] of	22
27	were placed [prep] the [noun sg] of	20
28	were used [prep] the [noun sg] of	20
29	were place [prep] the [noun sg] of	20
30	were find [prep] the [noun sg] of	20