SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] for the [adj]	149
2	[noun pl] were [verb] for the [adj]	116
3	[pron] were [verb] for the [adj]	33
4	[pers pn] were [verb] for the [adj]	21
5	[noun sg] were [verb] for the [adj]	19
6	they were [verb] for the [adj]	12
7	they were [verb] for the [adj]	11
8	which were [verb] for the [adj]	8
9	[noun prp] were [verb] for the [adj]	8
10	[Wh det] were [verb] for the [adj]	8
11	which were [verb] for the [adj]	8
12	[adj] were [verb] for the [adj]	7
13	[conj] were [verb] for the [adj]	6
14	[n mass] were [verb] for the [adj]	6
15	were [adv] [verb] for the [adj]	38
16	were [adv] [verb] for the [adj]	34
17	were [vb pp] [verb] for the [adj]	11
18	were [verb] [verb] for the [adj]	11
19	were also [verb] for the [adj]	10
20	were also [verb] for the [adj]	10
21	were [adj] [verb] for the [adj]	8
22	were [adj] [verb] for the [adj]	6
23	were being [verb] for the [adj]	5
24	were be [verb] for the [adj]	5
25	were [be] [verb] for the [adj]	5
26	were [being] [verb] for the [adj]	5
27	were [verb] [adv] for the [adj]	24
28	were [verb] [adv prt] for the [adj]	14
29	were [verb] [to-vb] for the [adj]	11
30	were [verb] [verb] for the [adj]	11