SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] by the [adj] [noun sg]	381
2	were [vb pp] in the [adj] [noun sg]	267
3	were [vb pp] to the [adj] [noun sg]	178
4	were [vb pp] from the [adj] [noun sg]	104
5	were [vb pp] with the [adj] [noun sg]	89
6	were [vb pp] on the [adj] [noun sg]	79
7	were [vb pp] at the [adj] [noun sg]	55
8	were made [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	47
9	were [vb pp] into the [adj] [noun sg]	45
10	were [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun sg]	44
11	were [vb pp] [prep] the national [noun sg]	41
12	were [vb pp] [prep] the new [noun sg]	32
13	were [vb pp] as the [adj] [noun sg]	28
14	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] government	27
15	were [vb pp] [prep] the royal [noun sg]	21
16	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] court	21
17	were taken [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	21
18	were included [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	20
19	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] party	19
20	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] side	19
21	were [vb pp] [prep] the central [noun sg]	18
22	were drawn [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	18
23	were [vb pp] [prep] the main [noun sg]	18
24	were [vb pp] [prep] the british [noun sg]	18
25	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] union	17
26	were used [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	16
27	were [vb pp] [prep] the general [noun sg]	16
28	were [vb pp] [prep] the original [noun sg]	16
29	were [vb pp] during the [adj] [noun sg]	16
30	were found [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	16