SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj]	2394
2	were [verb] by the [adj]	646
3	were [verb] in the [adj]	535
4	were [verb] to the [adj]	304
5	were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj]	295
6	were [verb] from the [adj]	196
7	were [verb] on the [adj]	156
8	were [verb] with the [adj]	154
9	were [verb] at the [adj]	107
10	were [verb] for the [adj]	100
11	were [verb] into the [adj]	83
12	were make [prep] the [adj]	76
13	were made [prep] the [adj]	76
14	were [verb] [prep] the new	59
15	were [verb] as the [adj]	55
16	were [verb] [prep] the national	54
17	were [to-vb] [prep] the [adj]	47
18	were [verb] [prep] the early	44
19	were take [prep] the [adj]	38
20	were taken [prep] the [adj]	38
21	were [verb] during the [adj]	37
22	were [verb] [prep] the british	35
23	were use [prep] the [adj]	34
24	were used [prep] the [adj]	34
25	were [verb] through the [adj]	34
26	were [verb] [prep] the following	34
27	were [verb] under the [adj]	33
28	were [verb] [prep] the local	31
29	were [verb] against the [adj]	30
30	were [verb] [prep] the main	30