SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [verb] [prep] the	1222
2	they were [vb pp] [prep] the	856
3	they were [v-ing] [prep] the	377
4	they were [verb] by the	271
5	they were [verb] in the	219
6	they were [verb] to the	131
7	they were [verb] on the	118
8	they were [verb] at the	86
9	they were [verb] for the	61
10	they were [verb] from the	61
11	they were [verb] with the	53
12	they were [verb] into the	51
13	them were [verb] [prep] the	40
14	they were standing [prep] the	33
15	they were stand [prep] the	33
16	they were sit [prep] the	32
17	they were sitting [prep] the	32
18	they were [to-vb] [prep] the	29
19	they were look [prep] the	20
20	they were [verb] through the	20
21	they were looking [prep] the	19
22	they were [verb] about the	17
23	they were going [prep] the	17
24	they were go [prep] the	17
25	they were [verb] against the	16
26	they were make [prep] the	16
27	they were take [prep] the	16
28	they were [verb] as the	15
29	they were made [prep] the	15
30	they were taken [prep] the	14