SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] in a [noun]	283
2	[noun pl] were [verb] in a [noun]	188
3	[pron] were [verb] in a [noun]	82
4	[pers pn] were [verb] in a [noun]	63
5	[noun sg] were [verb] in a [noun]	54
6	they were [verb] in a [noun]	36
7	they were [verb] in a [noun]	35
8	[noun prp] were [verb] in a [noun]	22
9	[adj] were [verb] in a [noun]	19
10	[n mass] were [verb] in a [noun]	18
11	we were [verb] in a [noun]	18
12	we were [verb] in a [noun]	16
13	[conj] were [verb] in a [noun]	14
14	people were [verb] in a [noun]	14
15	people were [verb] in a [noun]	14
16	[det] were [verb] in a [noun]	11
17	[Wh det] were [verb] in a [noun]	10
18	which were [verb] in a [noun]	9
19	which were [verb] in a [noun]	9
20	who were [verb] in a [noun]	8
21	who were [verb] in a [noun]	8
22	[Wh pn] were [verb] in a [noun]	8
23	[coord] were [verb] in a [noun]	7
24	bodies were [verb] in a [noun]	7
25	body were [verb] in a [noun]	7
26	and were [verb] in a [noun]	7
27	and were [verb] in a [noun]	7
28	[that] were [verb] in a [noun]	6
29	that were [verb] in a [noun]	6
30	[verb] were [verb] in a [noun]	6