SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] [verb] up [prep]	120
2	were [adv] [vb pp] up [prep]	99
3	were [adv] [verb] up by	30
4	were [adv] [verb] up by	30
5	were [adv] [verb] up in	23
6	were [adv] [verb] up in	23
7	were [adv] [v-ing] up [prep]	19
8	were [adv] [verb] up with	19
9	were [adv] [verb] up with	19
10	were [adv] [verb] up for	11
11	were [adv] [verb] up to	11
12	were [adv] [verb] up to	11
13	were [adv] [verb] up for	11
14	were [adv] take up [prep]	8
15	were [adv] catch up [prep]	7
16	were [adv] summed up [prep]	7
17	were [adv] taken up [prep]	7
18	were [adv] sum up [prep]	7
19	were [adv] set up [prep]	6
20	were [adv] picked up [prep]	6
21	were [adv] pick up [prep]	6
22	were also [verb] up [prep]	6
23	were [adv] set up [prep]	6
24	were [adv] bring up [prep]	5
25	were [adv] fed up [prep]	5
26	were [adv] brought up [prep]	5
27	were [adv] feed up [prep]	5
28	were [adv] caught up [prep]	5
29	were then [verb] up [prep]	5