SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [vb pp] up [prep]	360
2	[noun pl] were [verb] up in	99
3	[noun pl] were [verb] up by	80
4	[noun pl] were set up [prep]	61
5	[noun pl] were set up [prep]	61
6	[noun pl] were [v-ing] up [prep]	55
7	[noun pl] were [verb] up to	42
8	[noun pl] were [verb] up for	41
9	[noun pl] were [verb] up on	31
10	[noun pl] were take up [prep]	24
11	[noun pl] were [verb] up at	23
12	[noun pl] were taken up [prep]	23
13	[noun pl] were [verb] up with	21
14	[noun pl] were make up [prep]	19
15	[noun pl] were made up [prep]	17
16	[noun pl] were brought up [prep]	16
17	[noun pl] were bring up [prep]	16
18	[noun pl] were put up [prep]	16
19	[noun pl] were put up [prep]	16
20	[noun pl] were draw up [prep]	14
21	[noun pl] were follow up [prep]	14
22	[noun pl] were followed up [prep]	14
23	[noun pl] were drawn up [prep]	14
24	[noun pl] were pick up [prep]	11
25	[noun pl] were build up [prep]	10
26	[noun pl] were [verb] up from	10
27	[noun pl] were picked up [prep]	10
28	[noun pl] were open up [prep]	9
29	[noun pl] were catch up [prep]	9
30	[noun pl] were caught up [prep]	8