SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [conj]	339
2	[noun] were [subord]	185
3	[noun] were that	164
4	[noun] were that	164
5	[noun] were [that]	164
6	[noun] were as	156
7	[noun] were as	156
8	[noun] were [coord]	127
9	[noun sg] were [conj]	117
10	[noun] were and	82
11	[noun] were and	82
12	[noun] were but	21
13	[noun] were or	21
14	[noun] were but	21
15	[noun] were or	21
16	indication were [conj]	19
17	indications were [conj]	19
18	result were [conj]	18
19	results were [conj]	18
20	[noun prp] were [conj]	14
21	thing were [conj]	11
22	things were [conj]	11
23	finding were [conj]	9
24	conclusion were [conj]	9
25	findings were [conj]	9
26	chances were [conj]	8
27	conclusions were [conj]	8
28	chance were [conj]	8
29	[noun] were because	7
30	[noun] were because	7