SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	123
2	people were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	59
3	[n mass] were [vb pp] in the [noun sg]	26
4	[n mass] were [vb pp] in the [noun sg]	26
5	[n mass] were [vb pp] by the [noun sg]	18
6	[n mass] were [vb pp] by the [noun sg]	18
7	[n mass] were killed [prep] the [noun sg]	13
8	[n mass] were [vb pp] on the [noun sg]	10
9	[n mass] were [vb pp] on the [noun sg]	10
10	[n mass] were [vb pp] from the [noun sg]	10
11	[n mass] were [vb pp] from the [noun sg]	10
12	works were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	9
13	[n mass] were [vb pp] to the [noun sg]	9
14	[n mass] were [vb pp] to the [noun sg]	9
15	[n mass] were [vb pp] into the [noun sg]	8
16	[n mass] were [vb pp] into the [noun sg]	8
17	[n mass] were arrested [prep] the [noun sg]	7
18	[n mass] were [vb pp] during the [noun sg]	6
19	staff were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	6
20	[n mass] were [vb pp] during the [noun sg]	6
21	[n mass] were [vb pp] for the [noun sg]	6
22	data were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	6
23	species were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	6
24	[n mass] were [vb pp] for the [noun sg]	6
25	aircraft were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	5
26	fish were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg]	5