SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were at the	46
2	[subord] they were at the	37
3	as they were at the	13
4	as they were at the	13
5	than they were at the	9
6	than they were at the	9
7	[coord] they were at the	7
8	they were [verb] at the	86
9	they were [vb pp] at the	46
10	they were [v-ing] at the	38
11	they were [adj] at the	37
12	they were [adj] at the	28
13	they were [adv] at the	27
14	they were [adv] at the	22
15	they were look at the	12
16	they were looking at the	11
17	they were [noun] at the	7
18	they were [det] at the	6
19	they were [noun pl] at the	6
20	they were now at the	5
21	they were now at the	5
22	they were all at the	5
23	they were all at the	5
24	they were at the [noun]	73
25	they were at the [noun sg]	72
26	they were at the [adj]	17
27	they were at the [adj]	9
28	they were at the top	7
29	they were at the top	7
30	they were at the time	7