SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] the [noun sg] were	319
2	[v-ing] the [noun sg] were	134
3	[vb past] the [noun sg] were	90
4	[to-vb] the [noun sg] were	55
5	[vb pp] the [noun sg] were	23
6	say the [noun sg] were	17
7	attend the [noun sg] were	15
8	said the [noun sg] were	15
9	attending the [noun sg] were	12
10	[vb base] the [noun sg] were	9
11	make the [noun sg] were	9
12	surround the [noun sg] were	9
13	surrounding the [noun sg] were	8
14	think the [noun sg] were	7
15	join the [noun sg] were	6
16	leave the [noun sg] were	6
17	[verb] the conference were	6
18	affect the [noun sg] were	5
19	face the [noun sg] were	5
20	[verb] the band were	5
21	[verb] the couple were	5