SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were [prep] the	307
2	[subord] they were [prep] the	240
3	as they were [prep] the	75
4	as they were [prep] the	75
5	[adv] they were [prep] the	58
6	[adv] they were [prep] the	49
7	than they were [prep] the	38
8	than they were [prep] the	38
9	[verb] they were [prep] the	36
10	that they were [prep] the	34
11	[that] they were [prep] the	34
12	that they were [prep] the	34
13	[coord] they were [prep] the	33
14	[noun] they were [prep] the	31
15	if they were [prep] the	29
16	when they were [prep] the	29
17	when they were [prep] the	29
18	if they were [prep] the	29
19	[noun sg] they were [prep] the	25
20	and they were [prep] the	24
21	and they were [prep] the	24
22	[vb past] they were [prep] the	22
23	[adj] they were [prep] the	17
24	[prep] they were [prep] the	16
25	[prep] they were [prep] the	16
26	of they were [prep] the	16
27	of they were [prep] the	16
28	while they were [prep] the	14
29	while they were [prep] the	14
30	once they were [prep] the	14