SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	190
2	[pron] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	181
3	[pers pn] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	145
4	[noun pl] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	122
5	they were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	82
6	they were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	82
7	we were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	54
8	we were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	53
9	[noun sg] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	43
10	[Wh pn] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	28
11	who were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	27
12	who were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	27
13	[noun prp] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	21
14	[conj] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	16
15	[coord] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	15
16	[adj] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	8
17	and were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
18	which were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
19	which were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
20	[Wh det] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
21	and were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
22	but were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	6
23	but were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	6
24	[adv] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	5
25	authority were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	5
26	[adv] were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	5
27	authorities were [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	5
28	were [adv] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	121
29	were [adv] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	81
30	were [not/n't] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg]	40