SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	45
2	[noun pl] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	28
3	[pron] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	13
4	[noun sg] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	11
5	[pers pn] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	6
6	they were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
7	they were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
8	[noun prp] were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
9	were [adv] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	67
10	were [adv] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	60
11	were more [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	16
12	were more [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	16
13	were as [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	13
14	were as [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	13
15	were [art] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	11
16	were [art] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	11
17	were [verb] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	8
18	were no [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	7
19	were not [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	7
20	were [not/n't] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	7
21	were not [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	7
22	were no [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	7
23	were less [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
24	were less [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
25	were [adj] [conj] [subord] the [noun sg]	6
26	were [adj] [noun] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
27	were [adj] [coord] [subord] the [noun sg]	5
28	were [adj] [subord] [prep] the [noun sg]	15
29	were [adj] [subord] [prep] the [noun sg]	15
30	were [adj] [subord] of the [noun sg]	6