SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were the [num ord] [noun]	208
2	were the first [noun]	125
3	were the [num ord] [noun sg]	97
4	were the [num ord] [noun pl]	91
5	were the last [noun]	64
6	were the [num ord] word	18
7	were the [num ord] words	15
8	were the [num ord] [n mass]	13
9	were the [num ord] people	9
10	were the [num ord] people	9
11	were the [num ord] time	7
12	were the [num ord] time	7
13	were the [num ord] man	7
14	were the [num ord] [noun prp]	6
15	were the [num ord] woman	6
16	were the [num ord] man	6
17	were the [num ord] day	6
18	were the [num ord] person	5
19	were the [num ord] days	5
20	were the [num ord] woman	5
21	were the [num ord] one	5
22	were the [num ord] ones	5
23	were the next [noun]	5
24	were the second [noun]	5
25	were the [num ord] thing	5