SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	43
2	[pron] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	42
3	[pers pn] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	34
4	they were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	22
5	[noun pl] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	21
6	they were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	20
7	[noun sg] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	14
8	[adj] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	9
9	[noun prp] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	7
10	we were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
11	we were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
12	[det] were [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	5
13	were [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	200
14	were [vb pp] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	172
15	were [v-ing] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	25
16	were [adv] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	21
17	were [adj] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	21
18	were [adv] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	17
19	were [noun] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	16
20	were [det] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	13
21	were all [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	11
22	were all [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	11
23	were [noun pl] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	9
24	were born [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	9
25	were bear [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	9
26	were [adj] [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	8
27	were make [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	7
28	were formed [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
29	were part [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6
30	were made [prep] the [det] [noun sg]	6