SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	603
2	were [prep] the [adj] [noun]	481
3	were in the [adj] [noun]	257
4	were [prep] the [adj] [noun pl]	145
5	were [prep] the [det] [noun]	122
6	were on the [adj] [noun]	120
7	were [prep] the same [noun]	106
8	were [prep] the same [noun]	106
9	were [prep] the [num ord] [noun]	92
10	were among the [adj] [noun]	67
11	were at the [adj] [noun]	61
12	were of the [adj] [noun]	49
13	were from the [adj] [noun]	47
14	were [prep] the first [noun]	40
15	were [prep] the first [noun]	40
16	were [prep] the [adj -est] [noun]	34
17	were [prep] the [adj] side	31
18	were [prep] the [adj] side	31
19	were for the [adj] [noun]	26
20	were [prep] the [adj] end	25
21	were [prep] the [adj] end	24
22	were [prep] the [num] [noun]	24
23	were [prep] the other [noun]	19
24	were [prep] the other [noun]	19
25	were [prep] the [adj -er] [noun]	18
26	were [prep] the top [noun]	18
27	were [prep] the top [noun]	18
28	were [prep] the [adj] position	17
29	were [prep] the [adj] position	17
30	were within the [adj] [noun]	15