SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] were [coord]	160
2	they were [conj]	155
3	[pers pn] were and	116
4	[pers pn] were and	116
5	[pers pn] were [subord]	102
6	you were [conj]	44
7	we were [conj]	43
8	it were [conj]	35
9	[pers pn] were but	26
10	[pers pn] were but	26
11	[pers pn] were when	21
12	[pers pn] were when	21
13	[pers pn] were before	21
14	[pers pn] were before	21
15	[pers pn] were [that]	20
16	[pers pn] were that	20
17	[pers pn] were that	20
18	[pers pn] were or	18
19	[pers pn] were or	18
20	[pers pn] were as	16
21	[pers pn] were as	16
22	[pers pn] were if	14
23	[pers pn] were if	14
24	[pers pn] were because	7
25	[pers pn] were because	7
26	[pers pn] were than	5
27	[pers pn] were cos	5
28	[pers pn] were than	5
29	[pers pn] were cos	5