SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] the [noun sg]	300
2	were [adv] the [noun sg]	185
3	were [not/n't] the [noun sg]	96
4	were not the [noun sg]	96
5	were not the [noun sg]	77
6	were [adv] the result	28
7	were [adv] the case	22
8	were n't the [noun sg]	19
9	were [adv] the subject	16
10	were once the [noun sg]	15
11	were once the [noun sg]	15
12	were also the [noun sg]	12
13	were [adv] the sort	12
14	were just the [noun sg]	12
15	were just the [noun sg]	12
16	were also the [noun sg]	12
17	were [Wh adv] the [noun sg]	10
18	were [adv prt] the [noun sg]	9
19	were still the [noun sg]	8
20	were only the [noun sg]	8
21	were probably the [noun sg]	8
22	were probably the [noun sg]	8
23	were still the [noun sg]	8
24	were only the [noun sg]	8
25	were often the [noun sg]	7
26	were [adv] the work	7
27	were often the [noun sg]	7
28	were merely the [noun sg]	6
29	were simply the [noun sg]	6
30	were largely the [noun sg]	6