SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were the [adj] [noun]	820
2	[pron] were the [adj] [noun]	666
3	[pers pn] were the [adj] [noun]	426
4	[noun pl] were the [adj] [noun]	405
5	[noun sg] were the [adj] [noun]	285
6	they were the [adj] [noun]	242
7	they were the [adj] [noun]	234
8	[adj] were the [adj] [noun]	234
9	[det] were the [adj] [noun]	164
10	[noun prp] were the [adj] [noun]	120
11	these were the [adj] [noun]	109
12	these were the [adj] [noun]	109
13	[ex0] were the [adj] [noun]	106
14	there were the [adj] [noun]	106
15	there were the [adj] [noun]	106
16	[adv] were the [adj] [noun]	86
17	[Wh det] were the [adj] [noun]	86
18	we were the [adj] [noun]	82
19	we were the [adj] [noun]	80
20	[conj] were the [adj] [noun]	69
21	[verb] were the [adj] [noun]	68
22	[adv] were the [adj] [noun]	59
23	which were the [adj] [noun]	49
24	which were the [adj] [noun]	49
25	[adj] were the [adj] [noun]	46
26	you were the [adj] [noun]	43
27	you were the [adj] [noun]	43
28	[Wh pn] were the [adj] [noun]	42
29	who were the [adj] [noun]	40
30	who were the [adj] [noun]	40