SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the	728
2	they were [v-ing] [prep] the	377
3	they were [v-ing] [prep] the	365
4	we were [v-ing] [prep] the	210
5	we were [v-ing] [prep] the	207
6	[pron] were [v-ing] in the	162
7	[pron] were [v-ing] on the	125
8	[Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the	105
9	who were [v-ing] [prep] the	104
10	who were [v-ing] [prep] the	104
11	you were [v-ing] [prep] the	96
12	[pron] were [v-ing] at the	96
13	you were [v-ing] [prep] the	96
14	[pron] were [v-ing] for the	69
15	[pron] were standing [prep] the	66
16	[pron] were [v-ing] to the	66
17	[pron] were [v-ing] about the	63
18	[pron] were sitting [prep] the	58
19	[pron] were looking [prep] the	56
20	[pron] were talking [prep] the	52
21	[pron] were going [prep] the	44
22	[pron] were walking [prep] the	35
23	[pron] were working [prep] the	33
24	[pron] were [v-ing] through the	33
25	[pron] were [v-ing] with the	31
26	[pron] were [v-ing] into the	25
27	[Wh det] were [v-ing] [prep] the	23
28	[pron] were doing [prep] the	22
29	[pron] were waiting [prep] the	22
30	which were [v-ing] [prep] the	21