SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [adv] the [adj]	72
2	[pron] were [adv] the [adj]	54
3	[noun pl] were [adv] the [adj]	53
4	[pers pn] were [adv] the [adj]	23
5	there were [adv] the [adj]	16
6	[ex0] were [adv] the [adj]	16
7	there were [adv] the [adj]	16
8	they were [adv] the [adj]	15
9	they were [adv] the [adj]	15
10	[Wh det] were [adv] the [adj]	13
11	[noun sg] were [adv] the [adj]	10
12	[adj] were [adv] the [adj]	9
13	what were [adv] the [adj]	7
14	[noun prp] were [adv] the [adj]	7
15	what were [adv] the [adj]	7
16	which were [adv] the [adj]	6
17	[det] were [adv] the [adj]	6
18	which were [adv] the [adj]	6
19	[conj] were [adv] the [adj]	5
20	were [adv] [adv] the [adj]	25
21	were [adv] [adv] the [adj]	16
22	were [verb] [adv] the [adj]	13
23	were not [adv] the [adj]	9
24	were [not/n't] [adv] the [adj]	9
25	were not [adv] the [adj]	6
26	were [v-ing] [adv] the [adj]	6
27	were no [adv] the [adj]	5
28	were [vb pp] [adv] the [adj]	5
29	were no [adv] the [adj]	5
30	were [adv] [prep] the [adj]	103