SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [adj]	119
2	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [adj]	93
3	were [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj]	85
4	were [vb pp] [verb] to the [adj]	31
5	were [vb pp] [verb] to the [adj]	31
6	were [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	27
7	were [vb pp] [verb] in the [adj]	23
8	were [vb pp] [verb] in the [adj]	23
9	were [vb pp] according [prep] the [adj]	14
10	were [vb pp] accord [prep] the [adj]	14
11	were [vb pp] [verb] for the [adj]	11
12	were [vb pp] [verb] for the [adj]	11
13	were allowed [verb] [prep] the [adj]	10
14	were forced [verb] [prep] the [adj]	10
15	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [num ord]	10
16	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the same	9
17	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [det]	9
18	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the same	9
19	were [vb pp] [verb] at the [adj]	7
20	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the new	7
21	were [vb pp] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj]	7
22	were [vb pp] [verb] at the [adj]	7
23	were [vb pp] [verb] from the [adj]	7
24	were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the new	7
25	were [vb pp] [verb] from the [adj]	7
26	were [vb pp] [verb] on the [adj]	6
27	were [vb pp] [verb] on the [adj]	6
28	were asked [verb] [prep] the [adj]	6
29	were encouraged [verb] [prep] the [adj]	5
30	were expected [verb] [prep] the [adj]	5