SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj]	126
2	[noun pl] were [v-ing] the [adj]	89
3	[noun pl] were [vb pp] the [adj]	66
4	[noun pl] were [verb] the [det]	29
5	[noun pl] were [verb] the same	28
6	[noun pl] were [to-vb] the [adj]	28
7	[noun pl] were [verb] the same	28
8	[noun pl] were give the [adj]	17
9	[noun pl] were given the [adj]	16
10	[noun pl] were [verb] the [num ord]	11
11	[noun pl] were follow the [adj]	6
12	[noun pl] were [verb] the [num]	6
13	[noun pl] were [verb] the new	6
14	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj -est]	6
15	[noun pl] were use the [adj]	6
16	[noun pl] were [verb] the new	6
17	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj -er]	5
18	[noun pl] were [verb] the good	5
19	[noun pl] were [verb] the first	5
20	others were [verb] the [adj]	5
21	[noun pl] were following the [adj]	5
22	[noun pl] were [verb] the next	5
23	[noun pl] were [verb] the next	5
24	[noun pl] were [verb] the first	5