SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] [v-ing] the [noun sg]	155
2	were [adv] [v-ing] a [noun sg]	52
3	were still [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	35
4	were already [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	17
5	were just [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	16
6	were also [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	13
7	were now [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	12
8	were [adv] [v-ing] an [noun sg]	10
9	were yesterday [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	8
10	were [adv] investigating [art] [noun sg]	7
11	were [adv] taking [art] [noun sg]	7
12	were only [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	7
13	were [adv] examining [art] [noun sg]	6
14	were [adv] having [art] [noun sg]	6
15	were actually [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	6
16	were [adv] [v-ing] [art] area	5
17	were [adv] doing [art] [noun sg]	5
18	were increasingly [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	5
19	were [adv] enjoying [art] [noun sg]	5
20	were [adv] getting [art] [noun sg]	5
21	were obviously [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	5
22	were always [v-ing] [art] [noun sg]	5