SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	127
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	95
3	[pron] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	40
4	[pers pn] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	34
5	[noun sg] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	23
6	they were [vb pp] to a [noun]	17
7	they were [vb pp] to a [noun]	17
8	we were [vb pp] to a [noun]	11
9	we were [vb pp] to a [noun]	11
10	firemen were [vb pp] to a [noun]	8
11	fireman were [vb pp] to a [noun]	8
12	[conj] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	7
13	[noun prp] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	7
14	[coord] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	6
15	and were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
16	[adj] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
17	which were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
18	which were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
19	[Wh det] were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
20	and were [vb pp] to a [noun]	5
21	were [adv] [vb pp] to a [noun]	31
22	were [adv] [vb pp] to a [noun]	30
23	were then [vb pp] to a [noun]	7
24	were then [vb pp] to a [noun]	7
25	were [vb pp] [adv] to a [noun]	28
26	were [vb pp] [adv prt] to a [noun]	22
27	were [vb pp] [verb] to a [noun]	11
28	were [vb pp] [adj] to a [noun]	7
29	were [vb pp] [to-vb] to a [noun]	7
30	were [vb pp] on to a [noun]	6