SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were the [adj] [noun]	426
2	[pers pn] were the [adj] [noun]	263
3	they were the [adj] [noun]	234
4	[pers pn] were the [adj] [noun sg]	230
5	[pers pn] were the [adj] [noun pl]	155
6	[pers pn] were the only [noun]	93
7	[pers pn] were the only [noun]	93
8	[pers pn] were the [num ord] [noun]	84
9	we were the [adj] [noun]	80
10	[pers pn] were the first [noun]	52
11	[pers pn] were the first [noun]	52
12	you were the [adj] [noun]	43
13	[pers pn] were the [adj -est] [noun]	34
14	[pers pn] were the [det] [noun]	32
15	[pers pn] were the [adj] [n mass]	32
16	it were the [adj] [noun]	32
17	[pers pn] were the same [noun]	32
18	[pers pn] were the same [noun]	32
19	[pers pn] were the last [noun]	25
20	[pers pn] were the [adj] one	25
21	[pers pn] were the [adj] ones	25
22	[pers pn] were the last [noun]	25
23	[pers pn] were the [adj] people	23
24	[pers pn] were the [adj] people	23
25	[pers pn] were the good [noun]	18
26	[pers pn] were the [adj] word	12
27	[pers pn] were the [adj] words	11
28	[pers pn] were the [adj] thing	11
29	[pers pn] were the [adj] thing	10
30	i were the [adj] [noun]	10