SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] they were the same	15
2	that they were the same	6
3	[that] they were the same	6
4	that they were the same	6
5	[subord] they were the same	5
6	they were [prep] the same	24
7	they were [prep] the same	24
8	they were [det] the same	16
9	they were [adj] the same	16
10	they were all the same	16
11	they were all the same	16
12	they were [adv] the same	15
13	they were [verb] the same	13
14	they were in the same	10
15	they were in the same	10
16	they were [adv] the same	8
17	they were [v-ing] the same	7
18	they were not the same	7
19	they were [not/n't] the same	7
20	they were [vb pp] the same	5
21	they were the same [noun]	23
22	they were the same [noun sg]	14
23	they were the same [noun pl]	8