SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [prep] the [adj]	499
2	[noun pl] were [prep] the [adj]	311
3	[noun] were [prep] the [adj]	284
4	[noun] were in the [adj]	146
5	[noun] were in the [adj]	146
6	[noun sg] were [prep] the [adj]	105
7	[noun] were among the [adj]	88
8	[noun] were among the [adj]	88
9	[noun] were [prep] the [det]	68
10	[noun prp] were [prep] the [adj]	66
11	[noun] were on the [adj]	58
12	[noun] were on the [adj]	58
13	[noun] were [prep] the [num ord]	57
14	[noun] were [prep] the same	53
15	[noun] were [prep] the same	53
16	[noun] were [prep] the [num]	43
17	[noun] were [prep] the first	39
18	[noun] were [prep] the first	39
19	[noun] were of the [adj]	37
20	[noun] were of the [adj]	37
21	[noun] were [prep] the [adj -est]	36
22	[noun] were from the [adj]	28
23	[noun] were from the [adj]	28
24	[noun] were at the [adj]	26
25	[noun] were at the [adj]	26
26	[noun] were for the [adj]	23
27	[noun] were for the [adj]	23
28	[n mass] were [prep] the [adj]	17
29	[noun] were [prep] the top	14
30	[noun] were [prep] the top	14