SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] [adv prt] the [noun]	146
2	were [verb] [adv] the [noun sg]	126
3	were [v-ing] [adv] the [noun]	112
4	were [verb] up the [noun]	56
5	were [verb] up the [noun]	56
6	were [vb pp] [adv] the [noun]	54
7	were [verb] [adv] the [noun pl]	46
8	were [verb] down the [noun]	34
9	were [verb] down the [noun]	34
10	were [verb] [adv] the [noun]	30
11	were [verb] out the [noun]	28
12	were [verb] out the [noun]	28
13	were [to-vb] [adv] the [noun]	23
14	were [verb] [adv] the [noun prp]	15
15	were [verb] on the [noun]	14
16	were [verb] on the [noun]	14
17	were [verb] [Wh adv] the [noun]	13
18	were take [adv] the [noun]	12
19	were bring [adv] the [noun]	8
20	were carry [adv] the [noun]	8
21	were taken [adv] the [noun]	7
22	were [verb] when the [noun]	5
23	were [verb] then the [noun]	5
24	were break [adv] the [noun]	5
25	were [verb] off the [noun]	5
26	were [verb] off the [noun]	5
27	were [verb] when the [noun]	5
28	were come [adv] the [noun]	5
29	were [verb] then the [noun]	5
30	were carrying [adv] the [noun]	5