SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	26
2	[subord] they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	21
3	[adv] they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	9
4	when they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	8
5	when they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	8
6	if they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	7
7	if they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	7
8	[adv] they were [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
9	they were [adv] [vb pp] the [noun sg]	12
10	they were [adv] [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
11	they were [not/n't] [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
12	they were not [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
13	they were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	429
14	they were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	429
15	they were [vb pp] by the [noun sg]	125
16	they were [vb pp] by the [noun sg]	125
17	they were [vb pp] in the [noun sg]	74
18	they were [vb pp] in the [noun sg]	74
19	they were [vb pp] to the [noun sg]	49
20	they were [vb pp] to the [noun sg]	49
21	they were [vb pp] [verb] the [noun sg]	35
22	they were [vb pp] [to-vb] the [noun sg]	33
23	they were [vb pp] from the [noun sg]	26
24	they were [vb pp] from the [noun sg]	26
25	they were [vb pp] at the [noun sg]	24
26	they were [vb pp] at the [noun sg]	24
27	they were [vb pp] with the [noun sg]	22
28	they were [vb pp] on the [noun sg]	22
29	they were [vb pp] on the [noun sg]	22
30	they were [vb pp] with the [noun sg]	22