SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun]	79
2	were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun sg]	61
3	were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun]	57
4	were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun]	57
5	were [verb] [pron] in the [noun]	19
6	were [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the [noun]	17
7	were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl]	16
8	were [verb] it [prep] the [noun]	16
9	were [verb] it [prep] the [noun]	16
10	were [verb] he [prep] the [noun]	15
11	were [verb] him [prep] the [noun]	15
12	were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun]	15
13	were [verb] [pron] to the [noun]	10
14	were [verb] themselves [prep] the [noun]	9
15	were [verb] them [prep] the [noun]	9
16	were [verb] she [prep] the [noun]	9
17	were [verb] [pron] on the [noun]	9
18	were [verb] they [prep] the [noun]	9
19	were [verb] her [prep] the [noun]	9
20	were [verb] themselves [prep] the [noun]	9
21	were [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun]	7
22	were [verb] i [prep] the [noun]	6
23	were [verb] [pron] at the [noun]	6
24	were [verb] me [prep] the [noun]	6
25	were [vb pp] [pron] [prep] the [noun]	5
26	were [verb] [pron] by the [noun]	5
27	were [verb] [pron] from the [noun]	5