SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [verb] up [prep] the	172
2	[noun pl] were [verb] up [prep] the	127
3	[pron] were [verb] up [prep] the	66
4	[pers pn] were [verb] up [prep] the	49
5	they were [verb] up [prep] the	33
6	they were [verb] up [prep] the	32
7	[noun sg] were [verb] up [prep] the	25
8	[noun prp] were [verb] up [prep] the	14
9	which were [verb] up [prep] the	10
10	[Wh det] were [verb] up [prep] the	10
11	we were [verb] up [prep] the	10
12	we were [verb] up [prep] the	10
13	which were [verb] up [prep] the	10
14	[conj] were [verb] up [prep] the	9
15	who were [verb] up [prep] the	7
16	who were [verb] up [prep] the	7
17	[Wh pn] were [verb] up [prep] the	7
18	[n mass] were [verb] up [prep] the	6
19	[coord] were [verb] up [prep] the	6
20	and were [verb] up [prep] the	6
21	and were [verb] up [prep] the	6
22	committees were [verb] up [prep] the	5
23	committee were [verb] up [prep] the	5
24	were [adv] [verb] up [prep] the	61
25	were [adv] [verb] up [prep] the	54
26	were [adj] [verb] up [prep] the	17
27	were [verb] [verb] up [prep] the	9
28	were [det] [verb] up [prep] the	8
29	were [not/n't] [verb] up [prep] the	7
30	were [adj] [verb] up [prep] the	7