SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [vb pp] [prep] the	7819
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] the	5799
3	[pron] were [vb pp] [prep] the	1862
4	[noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] the	1325
5	[pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] the	1203
6	they were [vb pp] [prep] the	856
7	they were [vb pp] [prep] the	828
8	[adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the	484
9	[conj] were [vb pp] [prep] the	435
10	[noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] the	433
11	[Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] the	421
12	which were [vb pp] [prep] the	412
13	which were [vb pp] [prep] the	412
14	[n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] the	254
15	we were [vb pp] [prep] the	239
16	we were [vb pp] [prep] the	238
17	[coord] were [vb pp] [prep] the	236
18	[Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] the	222
19	[det] were [vb pp] [prep] the	215
20	who were [vb pp] [prep] the	209
21	who were [vb pp] [prep] the	209
22	[num] were [vb pp] [prep] the	202
23	[that] were [vb pp] [prep] the	182
24	that were [vb pp] [prep] the	182
25	that were [vb pp] [prep] the	182
26	and were [vb pp] [prep] the	178
27	and were [vb pp] [prep] the	178
28	people were [vb pp] [prep] the	112
29	people were [vb pp] [prep] the	109
30	these were [vb pp] [prep] the	98