SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	113
2	[pron] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	88
3	[noun pl] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	73
4	[pers pn] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	63
5	they were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	37
6	they were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	36
7	[noun sg] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	21
8	[Wh pn] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	18
9	who were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	18
10	who were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	18
11	we were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	16
12	we were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	16
13	[noun prp] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	15
14	police were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	8
15	police were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	8
16	you were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
17	[Wh det] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
18	which were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
19	which were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
20	you were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
21	[conj] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	7
22	[adj] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	6
23	[coord] were [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	5
24	were [verb] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	28
25	were [adv] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	25
26	were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	22
27	were [adj] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	20
28	were [adv] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	20
29	were [adj] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	18
30	were [v-ing] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg]	6