SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were the [noun sg]	772
2	[noun pl] were the [noun sg]	478
3	[pron] were the [noun sg]	430
4	[pers pn] were the [noun sg]	316
5	[adj] were the [noun sg]	210
6	[noun sg] were the [noun sg]	209
7	they were the [noun sg]	139
8	[det] were the [noun sg]	138
9	they were the [noun sg]	136
10	you were the [noun sg]	70
11	[noun prp] were the [noun sg]	70
12	you were the [noun sg]	70
13	[conj] were the [noun sg]	68
14	[verb] were the [noun sg]	61
15	these were the [noun sg]	60
16	these were the [noun sg]	60
17	[Wh det] were the [noun sg]	55
18	it were the [noun sg]	49
19	it were the [noun sg]	49
20	[adv] were the [noun sg]	47
21	which were the [noun sg]	41
22	which were the [noun sg]	41
23	[adj] were the [noun sg]	39
24	[adv] were the [noun sg]	36
25	that were the [noun sg]	35
26	[that] were the [noun sg]	35
27	that were the [noun sg]	35
28	there were the [noun sg]	34
29	there were the [noun sg]	34
30	[ex0] were the [noun sg]	34