SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [prep] the [noun sg]	2145
2	were in the [noun]	946
3	were on the [noun]	583
4	were at the [noun]	343
5	were [prep] the [noun pl]	317
6	were [prep] the [noun prp]	115
7	were among the [noun]	70
8	were from the [noun]	66
9	were under the [noun]	61
10	were of the [noun]	57
11	were for the [noun]	46
12	were with the [noun]	40
13	were [prep] the middle	32
14	were [prep] the middle	32
15	were [prep] the time	31
16	were [prep] the top	31
17	were [prep] the verge	31
18	were [prep] the time	31
19	were [prep] the verge	31
20	were [prep] the top	31
21	were [prep] the forefront	30
22	were [prep] the forefront	30
23	were [prep] the point	28
24	were to the [noun]	28
25	were [prep] the point	28
26	were over the [noun]	28
27	were [prep] the back	27
28	were [prep] the back	26
29	were [prep] the house	26
30	were [prep] the hand	25