SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	166
2	were [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the	150
3	were [adv] [verb] up [prep] the	61
4	were [adv] [verb] out [prep] the	53
5	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] in the	39
6	were [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the	33
7	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] by the	33
8	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] to the	30
9	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] of the	20
10	were [not/n't] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	19
11	were not [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	19
12	were [adv] [verb] back [prep] the	19
13	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] with the	15
14	were not [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	14
15	were [adv] [verb] down [prep] the	12
16	were also [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	11
17	were also [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	11
18	were then [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	10
19	were [adv] [verb] on [prep] the	10
20	were then [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	10
21	were [adv] [verb] off [prep] the	10
22	were [adv] [verb] over [prep] the	9
23	were already [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	9
24	were [adv] take [adv prt] [prep] the	9
25	were already [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	9
26	were [adv] taken [adv prt] [prep] the	9
27	were still [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	8
28	were still [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	8
29	were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] for the	8
30	were soon [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the	7