SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] were the [adj]	273
2	[noun sg] were the [num ord]	37
3	[noun sg] were the [det]	36
4	[noun sg] were the only	35
5	[noun sg] were the [adj -est]	35
6	[noun sg] were the only	35
7	[noun sg] were the same	30
8	[noun sg] were the same	30
9	[noun sg] were the [num]	29
10	[noun sg] were the first	23
11	[noun sg] were the first	23
12	[noun sg] were the two	14
13	[noun sg] were the two	14
14	[noun sg] were the main	14
15	[noun sg] were the main	14
16	[noun sg] were the good	13
17	[noun sg] were the best	11
18	[noun sg] were the last	10
19	[noun sg] were the last	10
20	[noun sg] were the great	8
21	house were the [adj]	6
22	[noun sg] were the new	6
23	year were the [adj]	6
24	[noun sg] were the three	6
25	[noun sg] were the three	6
26	[noun sg] were the new	6
27	[noun sg] were the great	5
28	[noun sg] were the high	5
29	[noun sg] were the key	5
30	[noun sg] were the [adj -er]	5