SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] the [noun sg]	408
2	[noun pl] were [v-ing] the [noun sg]	234
3	[noun pl] were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	124
4	[noun pl] were give the [noun sg]	51
5	[noun pl] were [to-vb] the [noun sg]	50
6	[noun pl] were given the [noun sg]	49
7	men were [verb] the [noun sg]	13
8	police were [verb] the [noun sg]	12
9	[noun pl] were [verb] the opportunity	12
10	[noun pl] were take the [noun sg]	11
11	[noun pl] were [verb] the right	10
12	[noun pl] were told the [noun sg]	9
13	[noun pl] were tell the [noun sg]	9
14	[noun pl] were [verb] the chance	8
15	[noun pl] were [verb] the power	8
16	[noun pl] were use the [noun sg]	7
17	[noun pl] were taking the [noun sg]	7
18	[noun pl] were make the [noun sg]	7
19	women were [verb] the [noun sg]	7
20	[noun pl] were leaving the [noun sg]	6
21	magistrates were [verb] the [noun sg]	6
22	[noun pl] were leave the [noun sg]	6
23	members were [verb] the [noun sg]	6
24	[noun pl] were using the [noun sg]	6
25	[noun pl] were [verb] the question	5
26	[noun pl] were demanding the [noun sg]	5
27	officials were [verb] the [noun sg]	5
28	[noun pl] were deny the [noun sg]	5
29	[noun pl] were hitting the [noun sg]	5
30	[noun pl] were demand the [noun sg]	5