SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	they were [verb] the	505
2	they were [verb] the	501
3	they were [v-ing] the	354
4	they were [vb pp] the	104
5	they were [to-vb] the	46
6	they were give the	33
7	they were given the	31
8	they were doing the	18
9	they were do the	18
10	they were leave the	12
11	they were approaching the	12
12	they were discuss the	12
13	they were leaving the	12
14	they were approach the	12
15	they were take the	12
16	they were discussing the	12
17	they were tell the	10
18	they were offered the	10
19	they were offer the	10
20	they were taking the	9
21	they were watch the	8
22	they were watching the	8
23	they were told the	8
24	they were passing the	7
25	they were play the	7
26	they were use the	7
27	they were pass the	7
28	they were investigate the	6
29	they were using the	6
30	they were playing the	6