SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [adj] [conj] they	254
2	were [adj] [subord] they	152
3	were [adj] because they	53
4	were [adj] because they	53
5	were [adj] that they	51
6	were [adj] [that] they	51
7	were [adj] [coord] they	51
8	were [adj] that they	51
9	were [adj] when they	47
10	were [adj] when they	47
11	were [adj] and they	39
12	were [adj] and they	39
13	were [adj] as they	21
14	were [adj] as they	21
15	were [adj] if they	13
16	were [adj] if they	13
17	were [adj] but they	12
18	were [adj] but they	12
19	were angry [conj] they	8
20	were convinced [conj] they	7
21	were aware [conj] they	6
22	were afraid [conj] they	5
23	were delighted [conj] they	5
24	were worried [conj] they	5
25	were lucky [conj] they	5