SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] were [verb] the [adj]	310
2	[noun] were [verb] the [adj]	290
3	[pers pn] were [verb] the [adj]	248
4	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj]	183
5	they were [verb] the [adj]	125
6	they were [verb] the [adj]	125
7	we were [verb] the [adj]	67
8	we were [verb] the [adj]	67
9	[noun sg] were [verb] the [adj]	57
10	[noun prp] were [verb] the [adj]	37
11	[Wh pn] were [verb] the [adj]	35
12	who were [verb] the [adj]	35
13	who were [verb] the [adj]	35
14	you were [verb] the [adj]	34
15	you were [verb] the [adj]	34
16	[conj] were [verb] the [adj]	24
17	[Wh det] were [verb] the [adj]	23
18	which were [verb] the [adj]	21
19	which were [verb] the [adj]	21
20	[adj] were [verb] the [adj]	16
21	[coord] were [verb] the [adj]	15
22	[n mass] were [verb] the [adj]	13
23	and were [verb] the [adj]	11
24	and were [verb] the [adj]	11
25	[adv] were [verb] the [adj]	10
26	[adv] were [verb] the [adj]	10
27	that were [verb] the [adj]	9
28	[that] were [verb] the [adj]	9
29	that were [verb] the [adj]	9
30	people were [verb] the [adj]	7