SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] [adv prt] the	84
2	[noun pl] were [verb] [adv] the	83
3	[noun] were [vb pp] [adv] the	58
4	[noun] were [v-ing] [adv] the	56
5	[noun] were [verb] [adv] the	35
6	[noun sg] were [verb] [adv] the	31
7	[noun] were [verb] up the	26
8	[noun] were [verb] up the	26
9	[noun] were [verb] down the	21
10	[noun] were [verb] down the	21
11	[noun] were [verb] out the	13
12	[noun] were [verb] on the	13
13	[noun] were take [adv] the	13
14	[noun] were [verb] on the	13
15	[noun] were [verb] out the	13
16	[noun] were [to-vb] [adv] the	11
17	[noun] were taken [adv] the	9
18	[noun prp] were [verb] [adv] the	7
19	[noun] were [verb] [Wh adv] the	6
20	[noun] were [verb] over the	5
21	[noun] were [verb] so the	5
22	[noun] were [verb] so the	5
23	[noun] were [verb] over the	5
24	[noun] were break [adv] the	5