SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [prep] the [noun]	486
2	they were [prep] the [noun]	476
3	they were [prep] the [noun sg]	426
4	they were in the [noun]	187
5	they were in the [noun]	187
6	they were on the [noun]	95
7	they were on the [noun]	95
8	they were at the [noun]	73
9	they were at the [noun]	73
10	they were [prep] the [noun pl]	44
11	they were under the [noun]	15
12	they were [prep] the [noun prp]	15
13	they were under the [noun]	15
14	they were [prep] the middle	12
15	they were [prep] the middle	12
16	they were from the [noun]	11
17	they were from the [noun]	11
18	them were [prep] the [noun]	10
19	they were [prep] the road	10
20	they were [prep] the road	10
21	they were [prep] the car	9
22	they were [prep] the car	9
23	they were before the [noun]	8
24	they were by the [noun]	8
25	they were before the [noun]	8
26	they were over the [noun]	8
27	they were over the [noun]	8
28	they were by the [noun]	8
29	they were [prep] the top	7
30	they were with the [noun]	7