SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [prep] the [adj]	499
2	[pron] were [prep] the [adj]	367
3	[noun pl] were [prep] the [adj]	311
4	[pers pn] were [prep] the [adj]	294
5	they were [prep] the [adj]	183
6	they were [prep] the [adj]	177
7	[noun sg] were [prep] the [adj]	105
8	[noun prp] were [prep] the [adj]	66
9	[adj] were [prep] the [adj]	65
10	we were [prep] the [adj]	60
11	we were [prep] the [adj]	60
12	[Wh pn] were [prep] the [adj]	46
13	who were [prep] the [adj]	45
14	who were [prep] the [adj]	45
15	[num] were [prep] the [adj]	30
16	[det] were [prep] the [adj]	29
17	you were [prep] the [adj]	27
18	you were [prep] the [adj]	27
19	[conj] were [prep] the [adj]	21
20	[verb] were [prep] the [adj]	20
21	[n mass] were [prep] the [adj]	17
22	these were [prep] the [adj]	14
23	these were [prep] the [adj]	14
24	which were [prep] the [adj]	13
25	which were [prep] the [adj]	13
26	[Wh det] were [prep] the [adj]	13
27	there were [prep] the [adj]	12
28	[ex0] were [prep] the [adj]	12
29	there were [prep] the [adj]	12
30	[adv] were [prep] the [adj]	12