SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the	63
2	were [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the	34
3	were [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the	26
4	were [verb] [prep] it [prep] the	17
5	were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] in the	16
6	were [verb] [prep] him [prep] the	16
7	were [verb] [prep] them [prep] the	15
8	were [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the	15
9	were [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the	15
10	were [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] the	12
11	were [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] the	12
12	were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] at the	10
13	were [verb] with [pers pn] [prep] the	8
14	were wait [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the	8
15	were [verb] with [pers pn] [prep] the	8
16	were waiting [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the	8
17	were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] by the	7
18	were [verb] by [pers pn] [prep] the	7
19	were [verb] by [pers pn] [prep] the	7
20	were [verb] [prep] her [prep] the	7
21	were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] on the	6
22	were [verb] at [pers pn] [prep] the	5
23	were [verb] at [pers pn] [prep] the	5
24	were [verb] [prep] us [prep] the	5