SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adj] [verb] [prep] the	277
2	were [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the	263
3	were [adj] [vb pp] [prep] the	195
4	were [det] [verb] [prep] the	182
5	were all [verb] [prep] the	139
6	were all [verb] [prep] the	139
7	were [adj] [verb] in the	125
8	were able [verb] [prep] the	76
9	were able [verb] [prep] the	76
10	were [adj] [verb] to the	75
11	were [num ord] [verb] [prep] the	67
12	were first [verb] [prep] the	63
13	were first [verb] [prep] the	63
14	were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the	57
15	were [adj] [verb] with the	46
16	were [adj] [verb] on the	44
17	were [adj] [verb] by the	42
18	were [adj] [verb] for the	34
19	were [adj] [verb] at the	33
20	were unable [verb] [prep] the	31
21	were unable [verb] [prep] the	31
22	were prepared [verb] [prep] the	27
23	were prepared [verb] [prep] the	27
24	were [adj] [verb] from the	18
25	were those [verb] [prep] the	16
26	were those [verb] [prep] the	16
27	were both [verb] [prep] the	15
28	were both [verb] [prep] the	15
29	were obliged [verb] [prep] the	13
30	were obliged [verb] [prep] the	13