SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	172
2	were [vb pp] [prep] the same [noun sg]	162
3	were [vb pp] in the [det] [noun sg]	56
4	were [vb pp] in the [det] [noun sg]	56
5	were [vb pp] at the [det] [noun sg]	35
6	were [vb pp] at the [det] [noun sg]	35
7	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] time	29
8	were [vb pp] by the [det] [noun sg]	22
9	were [vb pp] by the [det] [noun sg]	22
10	were [vb pp] on the [det] [noun sg]	19
11	were [vb pp] on the [det] [noun sg]	19
12	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] way	15
13	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] day	11
14	were born [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	9
15	were [vb pp] to the [det] [noun sg]	9
16	were [vb pp] to the [det] [noun sg]	9
17	were [vb pp] from the [det] [noun sg]	9
18	were [vb pp] from the [det] [noun sg]	9
19	were [vb pp] with the [det] [noun sg]	8
20	were [vb pp] with the [det] [noun sg]	8
21	were [vb pp] for the [det] [noun sg]	6
22	were [vb pp] for the [det] [noun sg]	6
23	were made [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
24	were formed [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
25	were [vb pp] [prep] the latter [noun sg]	5
26	were taken [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	5