SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adv] [prep] the	359
2	[pron] were [adv] [prep] the	288
3	[pers pn] were [adv] [prep] the	237
4	[noun pl] were [adv] [prep] the	236
5	they were [adv] [prep] the	132
6	they were [adv] [prep] the	126
7	we were [adv] [prep] the	63
8	[noun sg] were [adv] [prep] the	63
9	we were [adv] [prep] the	62
10	[noun prp] were [adv] [prep] the	58
11	[adj] were [adv] [prep] the	37
12	[conj] were [adv] [prep] the	36
13	[Wh pn] were [adv] [prep] the	34
14	who were [adv] [prep] the	34
15	who were [adv] [prep] the	34
16	you were [adv] [prep] the	33
17	you were [adv] [prep] the	33
18	[coord] were [adv] [prep] the	22
19	[det] were [adv] [prep] the	19
20	and were [adv] [prep] the	17
21	and were [adv] [prep] the	17
22	that were [adv] [prep] the	14
23	that were [adv] [prep] the	14
24	[that] were [adv] [prep] the	14
25	[num] were [adv] [prep] the	12
26	which were [adv] [prep] the	11
27	which were [adv] [prep] the	11
28	[Wh det] were [adv] [prep] the	11
29	these were [adv] [prep] the	9
30	these were [adv] [prep] the	9