SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [v-ing] the	681
2	they were [verb] the	501
3	we were [verb] the	261
4	[pers pn] were [vb pp] the	171
5	you were [verb] the	136
6	[pers pn] were [to-vb] the	131
7	[pers pn] were give the	49
8	[pers pn] were do the	46
9	[pers pn] were doing the	46
10	[pers pn] were given the	45
11	i were [verb] the	30
12	[pers pn] were tell the	29
13	[pers pn] were take the	28
14	[pers pn] were discuss the	25
15	[pers pn] were discussing the	25
16	[pers pn] were taking the	22
17	[pers pn] were get the	21
18	he were [verb] the	20
19	[pers pn] were leave the	19
20	it were [verb] the	19
21	[pers pn] were getting the	18
22	[pers pn] were approaching the	18
23	[pers pn] were told the	18
24	[pers pn] were approach the	18
25	[pers pn] were leaving the	16
26	[pers pn] were make the	16
27	[pers pn] were use the	16
28	[pers pn] were offer the	16
29	[pers pn] were offered the	16
30	[pers pn] were making the	14