SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	254
2	[pron] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	241
3	[pers pn] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	197
4	[noun pl] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	167
5	they were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	106
6	they were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	106
7	we were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	73
8	we were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	71
9	[noun sg] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	55
10	[Wh pn] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	31
11	who were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	30
12	who were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	30
13	[noun prp] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	24
14	[conj] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	24
15	[coord] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	22
16	and were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	14
17	and were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	14
18	[adj] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	10
19	which were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	9
20	you were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	9
21	[Wh det] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	9
22	which were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	9
23	you were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	9
24	[n mass] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	8
25	but were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6
26	authorities were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6
27	but were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6
28	authority were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6
29	[adv] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6
30	[verb] were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	6