SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] [pers pn] were [prep] the	608
2	[subord] [pers pn] were [prep] the	463
3	[conj] they were [prep] the	307
4	[conj] [pers pn] were in the	246
5	[conj] [pers pn] were in the	246
6	[conj] we were [prep] the	136
7	[conj] [pers pn] were on the	129
8	[conj] [pers pn] were on the	129
9	as [pers pn] were [prep] the	100
10	as [pers pn] were [prep] the	100
11	[conj] you were [prep] the	93
12	when [pers pn] were [prep] the	92
13	when [pers pn] were [prep] the	92
14	if [pers pn] were [prep] the	86
15	if [pers pn] were [prep] the	86
16	[conj] [pers pn] were at the	85
17	[conj] [pers pn] were at the	85
18	[coord] [pers pn] were [prep] the	79
19	that [pers pn] were [prep] the	66
20	[that] [pers pn] were [prep] the	66
21	that [pers pn] were [prep] the	66
22	and [pers pn] were [prep] the	60
23	and [pers pn] were [prep] the	60
24	than [pers pn] were [prep] the	46
25	than [pers pn] were [prep] the	46
26	while [pers pn] were [prep] the	36
27	while [pers pn] were [prep] the	36
28	[conj] it were [prep] the	25
29	[conj] i were [prep] the	24
30	once [pers pn] were [prep] the	24