SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [v-ing] the [noun sg]	917
2	were [v-ing] the [noun pl]	226
3	were [v-ing] the [noun prp]	40
4	were doing the [noun]	37
5	were taking the [noun]	32
6	were leaving the [noun]	29
7	were discussing the [noun]	28
8	were using the [noun]	25
9	were watching the [noun]	21
10	were approaching the [noun]	20
11	were making the [noun]	17
12	were getting the [noun]	17
13	were [v-ing] the [n mass]	15
14	were playing the [noun]	13
15	were breaking the [noun]	13
16	were crossing the [noun]	12
17	were running the [noun]	12
18	were demanding the [noun]	11
19	were enjoying the [noun]	11
20	were [v-ing] the law	11
21	were [v-ing] the possibility	10
22	were [v-ing] the possibility	10
23	were telling the [noun]	10
24	were [v-ing] the law	10
25	were investigating the [noun]	10
26	were [v-ing] the truth	10
27	were feeling the [noun]	10
28	were [v-ing] the truth	10
29	were [v-ing] the game	9
30	were facing the [noun]	9