SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	171
2	[noun pl] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	120
3	[pron] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	62
4	[pers pn] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	44
5	[noun sg] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	31
6	they were [verb] with the [noun sg]	30
7	they were [verb] with the [noun sg]	29
8	[Wh pn] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	17
9	who were [verb] with the [noun sg]	17
10	[noun prp] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	17
11	who were [verb] with the [noun sg]	17
12	[adj] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	12
13	[conj] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	10
14	we were [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
15	we were [verb] with the [noun sg]	7
16	[num] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	6
17	[det] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	6
18	[coord] were [verb] with the [noun sg]	6
19	were [adv] [verb] with the [noun sg]	66
20	were [adv] [verb] with the [noun sg]	58
21	were [verb] [verb] with the [noun sg]	23
22	were [adj] [verb] with the [noun sg]	23
23	were [vb pp] [verb] with the [noun sg]	17
24	were [adj] [verb] with the [noun sg]	14
25	were also [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
26	were also [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
27	were not [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
28	were [not/n't] [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
29	were not [verb] with the [noun sg]	8
30	were [det] [verb] with the [noun sg]	8