SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] [verb] [prep] the	2301
2	were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the	2027
3	were [adv] [verb] by the	621
4	were [adv] [verb] in the	418
5	were [adv] [verb] to the	261
6	were also [verb] [prep] the	252
7	were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the	246
8	were [adv] [verb] on the	135
9	were [adv] [verb] from the	134
10	were [adv] [verb] with the	115
11	were still [verb] [prep] the	110
12	were [adv] [verb] for the	103
13	were [adv] [verb] at the	89
14	were [adv] [verb] into the	77
15	were then [verb] [prep] the	65
16	were often [verb] [prep] the	55
17	were now [verb] [prep] the	55
18	were already [verb] [prep] the	54
19	were well [verb] [prep] the	45
20	were later [verb] [prep] the	42
21	were largely [verb] [prep] the	39
22	were [adv] [verb] as the	33
23	were [adv] [verb] during the	33
24	were actually [verb] [prep] the	32
25	were both [verb] [prep] the	32
26	were [adv] used [prep] the	31
27	were [adv] made [prep] the	31
28	were [adv] use [prep] the	31
29	were always [verb] [prep] the	31
30	were [adv] make [prep] the	31