SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [verb] they were [prep] the	12
2	[pron] [verb] they were [prep] the	11
3	[pers pn] [verb] they were [prep] the	11
4	[adv] [verb] they were [prep] the	6
5	[verb] [conj] they were [prep] the	42
6	[verb] [subord] they were [prep] the	22
7	[verb] that they were [prep] the	19
8	[verb] [that] they were [prep] the	19
9	[verb] that they were [prep] the	19
10	[verb] as they were [prep] the	10
11	[verb] as they were [prep] the	10
12	[verb] they were [verb] [prep] the	51
13	[verb] they were [adj] [prep] the	33
14	[verb] they were [adj] [prep] the	32
15	[verb] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	30
16	[verb] they were [v-ing] [prep] the	21
17	[verb] they were [adv] [prep] the	20
18	[verb] they were [adv] [prep] the	11
19	[verb] they were [noun] [prep] the	8
20	[verb] they were [noun pl] [prep] the	7
21	[verb] they were [adv prt] [prep] the	7
22	[verb] they were [prep] the [noun]	29
23	[verb] they were [prep] the [noun sg]	22
24	[verb] they were [prep] the [adj]	6
25	[verb] they were [prep] the [noun pl]	5