SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] [prep] the [adj]	2736
2	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj]	2394
3	were [verb] by the [adj]	646
4	were [verb] by the [adj]	646
5	were [verb] in the [adj]	535
6	were [verb] in the [adj]	535
7	were [verb] to the [adj]	304
8	were [verb] to the [adj]	304
9	were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	295
10	were [verb] from the [adj]	196
11	were [verb] from the [adj]	196
12	were [verb] on the [adj]	156
13	were [verb] on the [adj]	156
14	were [verb] with the [adj]	154
15	were [verb] with the [adj]	154
16	were [verb] at the [adj]	107
17	were [verb] at the [adj]	107
18	were [verb] for the [adj]	100
19	were [verb] for the [adj]	100
20	were [verb] into the [adj]	83
21	were [verb] into the [adj]	83
22	were made [prep] the [adj]	76
23	were make [prep] the [adj]	76
24	were [verb] [prep] the new	59
25	were [verb] as the [adj]	55
26	were [verb] as the [adj]	55
27	were [verb] [prep] the national	54
28	were [to-vb] [prep] the [adj]	47
29	were [verb] [prep] the early	44
30	were take [prep] the [adj]	38