SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] the	749
2	[noun] were [v-ing] the	657
3	[noun] were [vb pp] the	324
4	[noun sg] were [verb] the	237
5	[noun] were [to-vb] the	204
6	[noun prp] were [verb] the	158
7	[noun] were give the	99
8	[noun] were given the	95
9	[n mass] were [verb] the	41
10	people were [verb] the	28
11	people were [verb] the	28
12	[noun] were use the	27
13	[noun] were take the	22
14	[noun] were using the	21
15	man were [verb] the	21
16	men were [verb] the	20
17	[noun] were make the	18
18	police were [verb] the	17
19	police were [verb] the	17
20	[noun] were tell the	17
21	woman were [verb] the	16
22	[noun] were told the	15
23	women were [verb] the	15
24	[noun] were discuss the	14
25	[noun] were follow the	14
26	[noun] were doing the	14
27	[noun] were discussing the	14
28	[noun] were do the	14
29	[noun] were leave the	14
30	[noun] were leaving the	12