SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [vb pp] [prep] the	828
2	they were [v-ing] [prep] the	365
3	they were [verb] by the	261
4	they were [verb] in the	207
5	they were [verb] to the	130
6	they were [verb] on the	114
7	they were [verb] at the	84
8	they were [verb] for the	60
9	they were [verb] from the	59
10	they were [verb] with the	52
11	they were [verb] into the	50
12	they were standing [prep] the	33
13	they were stand [prep] the	33
14	they were sit [prep] the	30
15	they were sitting [prep] the	30
16	they were [to-vb] [prep] the	29
17	they were look [prep] the	20
18	they were looking [prep] the	19
19	they were [verb] through the	18
20	they were [verb] about the	17
21	they were go [prep] the	17
22	they were going [prep] the	17
23	they were [verb] against the	16
24	they were take [prep] the	16
25	they were [verb] as the	15
26	they were taken [prep] the	14
27	they were walk [prep] the	13
28	they were [verb] over the	13
29	they were know [prep] the	13
30	they were known [prep] the	13