| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1691 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1247 |
|
| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 1197 |
|
| 4 | they were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 817 |
|
| 5 | they were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 793 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 787 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [det] | 498 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 453 |
|
| 9 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 364 |
|
| 10 | [pron] were [verb] in [adj] | 353 |
|
| 11 | [pron] were [verb] in [adj] | 353 |
|
| 12 | [pron] were [verb] by [adj] | 299 |
|
| 13 | [pron] were [verb] by [adj] | 299 |
|
| 14 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 265 |
|
| 15 | which were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 254 |
|
| 16 | which were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 254 |
|
| 17 | we were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 237 |
|
| 18 | we were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 232 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 170 |
|
| 20 | who were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 164 |
|
| 21 | who were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 164 |
|
| 22 | [pron] were [verb] to [adj] | 159 |
|
| 23 | [pron] were [verb] to [adj] | 159 |
|
| 24 | [pron] were [verb] with [adj] | 154 |
|
| 25 | [pron] were [verb] with [adj] | 154 |
|
| 26 | [pron] were [verb] for [adj] | 130 |
|
| 27 | [pron] were [verb] for [adj] | 130 |
|
| 28 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] this | 111 |
|
| 29 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] this | 111 |
|
| 30 | [pron] were [verb] at [adj] | 103 |
|
