SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adv] to be	367
2	were [adv] [prep] be	205
3	were [not/n't] [prep] be	131
4	were not [prep] be	131
5	were not [prep] be	126
6	were about [prep] be	31
7	were [adv prt] [prep] be	31
8	were about [prep] be	31
9	were also [prep] be	29
10	were also [prep] be	29
11	were nowhere [prep] be	17
12	were nowhere [prep] be	17
13	were now [prep] be	17
14	were now [prep] be	17
15	were still [prep] be	15
16	were soon [prep] be	15
17	were still [prep] be	15
18	were soon [prep] be	15
19	were later [prep] be	13
20	were later [prep] be	13
21	were ever [prep] be	12
22	were ever [prep] be	12
23	were there [prep] be	11
24	were there [prep] be	11
25	were only [prep] be	8
26	were only [prep] be	8
27	were never [prep] be	7
28	were never [prep] be	7
29	were henceforth [prep] be	6
30	were henceforth [prep] be	6