SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	65
2	[pron] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	46
3	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	45
4	[pers pn] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	34
5	they were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	18
6	they were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	18
7	[noun sg] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	13
8	we were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	9
9	we were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	9
10	who were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
11	who were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
12	[Wh pn] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
13	[conj] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
14	[noun prp] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	6
15	[Wh det] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	5
16	which were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	5
17	[adv] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	5
18	which were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	5
19	[adv] were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	5
20	were [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	69
21	were [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	62
22	were [adj] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	50
23	were [adj] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	49
24	were [adv] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	25
25	were [adv] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	21
26	were able [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	16
27	were able [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	16
28	were use [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
29	were used [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	7
30	were unable [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	6