SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[det] were the [noun]	428
2	[adj] were the [noun pl]	380
3	these were the [noun]	227
4	these were the [noun]	227
5	[adj] were the [noun sg]	210
6	[adj] were the [noun]	138
7	those were the [noun]	76
8	those were the [noun]	76
9	[num] were the [noun]	57
10	[adj] were the days	51
11	[adj] were the day	51
12	[adj] were the case	48
13	[adj] were the case	48
14	this were the [noun]	38
15	this were the [noun]	38
16	that were the [noun]	31
17	that were the [noun]	31
18	[adj] were the [noun prp]	22
19	such were the [noun]	20
20	such were the [noun]	20
21	[adj] were the [n mass]	19
22	[adj] were the words	18
23	[adj] were the word	18
24	[adj] were the year	15
25	[adj] were the years	14
26	[adj] were the people	12
27	[adj] were the people	12
28	[adj] were the one	11
29	[adj] were the ones	11
30	many were the [noun]	10