SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [prep] [noun] the	17
2	[pron] were [prep] [noun] the	17
3	[pers pn] were [prep] [noun] the	13
4	[noun pl] were [prep] [noun] the	12
5	they were [prep] [noun] the	6
6	they were [prep] [noun] the	5
7	[noun sg] were [prep] [noun] the	5
8	were [verb] [prep] [noun] the	44
9	were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] the	27
10	were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] the	15
11	were by [prep] [noun] the	9
12	were by [prep] [noun] the	9
13	were [prep] [prep] [noun] the	9
14	were [prep] [prep] [noun] the	9
15	were [adj] [prep] [noun] the	8
16	were [adj] [prep] [noun] the	7
17	were [adv] [prep] [noun] the	5
18	were [prep] [art] [noun] the	15
19	were [prep] [art] [noun] the	15
20	were [prep] no [noun] the	9
21	were [prep] no [noun] the	9
22	were [prep] [adj] [noun] the	9
23	were [prep] [prep] [noun] the	9
24	were [prep] [prep] [noun] the	9
25	were [prep] the [noun] the	9
26	were [prep] the [noun] the	9
27	were [prep] a [noun] the	6
28	were [prep] [pos pn] [noun] the	6
29	were [prep] [pron] [noun] the	6
30	were [prep] a [noun] the	6