SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were the [adj]	319
2	[pers pn] were the [adj]	310
3	[pers pn] were the [num ord]	141
4	[pers pn] were the only	110
5	[pers pn] were the only	110
6	we were the [adj]	107
7	[pers pn] were the first	100
8	[pers pn] were the first	100
9	you were the [adj]	73
10	[pers pn] were the [adj -est]	66
11	[pers pn] were the [det]	53
12	[pers pn] were the same	51
13	[pers pn] were the same	51
14	it were the [adj]	42
15	[pers pn] were the last	32
16	[pers pn] were the last	32
17	[pers pn] were the good	29
18	[pers pn] were the best	19
19	i were the [adj]	14
20	them were the [adj]	13
21	[pers pn] were the [adj -er]	11
22	[pers pn] were the [num]	10
23	[pers pn] were the bad	10
24	he were the [adj]	7
25	him were the [adj]	7
26	[pers pn] were the better	7
27	[pers pn] were the worst	7
28	[pers pn] were the two	6
29	[pers pn] were the big	6
30	[pers pn] were the great	6