SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	311
2	[conj] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	311
3	[subord] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	188
4	[conj] they were [vb pp] by the	88
5	[conj] they were [vb pp] by the	88
6	[coord] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	71
7	that they were [vb pp] [prep] the	52
8	that they were [vb pp] [prep] the	52
9	[that] they were [vb pp] [prep] the	52
10	[conj] they were [vb pp] in the	51
11	[conj] they were [vb pp] in the	51
12	and they were [vb pp] [prep] the	43
13	as they were [vb pp] [prep] the	43
14	and they were [vb pp] [prep] the	43
15	as they were [vb pp] [prep] the	43
16	[conj] they were [vb pp] to the	33
17	[conj] they were [vb pp] to the	33
18	when they were [vb pp] [prep] the	28
19	when they were [vb pp] [prep] the	28
20	but they were [vb pp] [prep] the	27
21	but they were [vb pp] [prep] the	27
22	if they were [vb pp] [prep] the	26
23	if they were [vb pp] [prep] the	26
24	[conj] they were [vb pp] into the	24
25	[conj] they were [vb pp] into the	24
26	[conj] they were [vb pp] from the	21
27	[conj] they were [vb pp] from the	21
28	[conj] they were [vb pp] on the	20
29	[conj] they were [vb pp] on the	20
30	before they were [vb pp] [prep] the	18