SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	other [noun pl] were	1136
2	new [noun pl] were	648
3	local [noun pl] were	327
4	[adj] eyes were	226
5	[adj] men were	223
6	british [noun pl] were	210
7	political [noun pl] were	196
8	similar [noun pl] were	196
9	early [noun pl] were	191
10	young [noun pl] were	189
11	main [noun pl] were	189
12	[adj] women were	168
13	[adj] elections were	154
14	social [noun pl] were	153
15	[adj] forces were	148
16	[adj] workers were	148
17	[adj] authorities were	146
18	old [noun pl] were	139
19	[adj] children were	136
20	small [noun pl] were	136
21	[adj] changes were	135
22	various [noun pl] were	133
23	following [noun pl] were	131
24	american [noun pl] were	129
25	major [noun pl] were	123
26	large [noun pl] were	123
27	[adj] results were	122
28	[adj] parties were	117
29	[adj] groups were	114
30	french [noun pl] were	112