SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [verb] the	986
2	[pron] were [v-ing] the	813
3	they were [verb] the	505
4	they were [verb] the	501
5	we were [verb] the	262
6	we were [verb] the	261
7	[pron] were [vb pp] the	212
8	[pron] were [to-vb] the	199
9	[Wh pn] were [verb] the	144
10	who were [verb] the	142
11	who were [verb] the	142
12	you were [verb] the	136
13	you were [verb] the	136
14	[Wh det] were [verb] the	80
15	which were [verb] the	75
16	which were [verb] the	75
17	[pron] were give the	56
18	[pron] were given the	52
19	[pron] were do the	52
20	[pron] were doing the	51
21	[pron] were take the	32
22	i were [verb] the	31
23	[pron] were tell the	30
24	i were [verb] the	30
25	[pron] were discuss the	26
26	[pron] were discussing the	26
27	[pron] were taking the	25
28	[pron] were leave the	24
29	[pron] were make the	22
30	[pron] were get the	21