SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun]	2665
2	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	1994
3	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun]	1968
4	were [vb pp] in the [adj] [noun]	607
5	were [vb pp] in the [adj] [noun]	607
6	were [vb pp] by the [adj] [noun]	582
7	were [vb pp] by the [adj] [noun]	582
8	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl]	573
9	were [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [noun]	293
10	were [vb pp] to the [adj] [noun]	283
11	were [vb pp] to the [adj] [noun]	283
12	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] [noun]	190
13	were [vb pp] from the [adj] [noun]	185
14	were [vb pp] from the [adj] [noun]	185
15	were [vb pp] [prep] the same [noun]	177
16	were [vb pp] [prep] the same [noun]	177
17	were [vb pp] with the [adj] [noun]	151
18	were [vb pp] with the [adj] [noun]	151
19	were [vb pp] on the [adj] [noun]	138
20	were [vb pp] on the [adj] [noun]	138
21	were [vb pp] at the [adj] [noun]	134
22	were [vb pp] at the [adj] [noun]	134
23	were [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun]	133
24	were [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun]	133
25	were [vb pp] [prep] the [num] [noun]	132
26	were [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun]	119
27	were [vb pp] [prep] the first [noun]	119
28	were made [prep] the [adj] [noun]	85
29	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] time	78
30	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun prp]	74