SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun sg]	180
2	were [v-ing] [prep] each [noun]	60
3	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] other	56
4	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] other	54
5	were [v-ing] [prep] this [noun]	45
6	were [v-ing] in [det] [noun]	37
7	were [v-ing] [prep] that [noun]	35
8	were [v-ing] at [det] [noun]	34
9	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun pl]	34
10	were [v-ing] to [det] [noun]	29
11	were looking [prep] [det] [noun]	27
12	were [v-ing] for [det] [noun]	25
13	were [v-ing] with [det] [noun]	16
14	were [v-ing] [prep] some [noun]	16
15	were [v-ing] on [det] [noun]	15
16	were talking [prep] [det] [noun]	15
17	were [v-ing] about [det] [noun]	12
18	were [v-ing] [prep] another [noun]	10
19	were [v-ing] [prep] all [noun]	9
20	were working [prep] [det] [noun]	8
21	were going [prep] [det] [noun]	8
22	were saying [prep] [det] [noun]	7
23	were [v-ing] against [det] [noun]	7
24	were [v-ing] [prep] any [noun]	7
25	were [v-ing] [prep] these [noun]	7
26	were [v-ing] [prep] more [noun]	6
27	were [v-ing] from [det] [noun]	6
28	were [v-ing] into [det] [noun]	6
29	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] time	5
30	were [v-ing] [prep] [det] direction	5