SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [vb pp] [adv] the	58
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] the	43
3	[pron] were [vb pp] [adv] the	12
4	[pers pn] were [vb pp] [adv] the	11
5	[noun sg] were [vb pp] [adv] the	11
6	they were [vb pp] [adv] the	9
7	they were [vb pp] [adv] the	9
8	were [adv] [vb pp] [adv] the	16
9	were [adv] [vb pp] [adv] the	10
10	were not [vb pp] [adv] the	6
11	were [not/n't] [vb pp] [adv] the	6
12	were not [vb pp] [adv] the	5
13	were [vb pp] [verb] [adv] the	55
14	were [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] the	51
15	were [vb pp] [prep] [adv] the	44
16	were [vb pp] [prep] [adv] the	44
17	were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] the	15
18	were [vb pp] [coord] [adv] the	10
19	were [vb pp] [adv] [adv] the	10
20	were [vb pp] [adv] [adv] the	8
21	were [vb pp] at [adv] the	8
22	were [vb pp] and [adv] the	8
23	were [vb pp] at [adv] the	8
24	were [vb pp] and [adv] the	8
25	were [vb pp] to [adv] the	7
26	were [vb pp] by [adv] the	7
27	were [vb pp] by [adv] the	7
28	were [vb pp] to [adv] the	7
29	were [vb pp] with [adv] the	6
30	were [vb pp] with [adv] the	6