SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] [conj] [prep]	260
2	were [vb pp] [subord] [prep]	141
3	were [vb pp] [coord] [prep]	105
4	were [vb pp] and [prep]	91
5	were [vb pp] and [prep]	91
6	were [vb pp] [conj] of	71
7	were [vb pp] [conj] of	71
8	were [vb pp] because [prep]	61
9	were [vb pp] because [prep]	61
10	were [vb pp] as [prep]	57
11	were [vb pp] [conj] in	57
12	were [vb pp] as [prep]	57
13	were [vb pp] [conj] in	57
14	were [vb pp] [conj] to	31
15	were [vb pp] [conj] to	31
16	were [vb pp] [conj] at	23
17	were [vb pp] [conj] at	23
18	were [vb pp] that [prep]	14
19	were [vb pp] [that] [prep]	14
20	were [vb pp] that [prep]	14
21	were told [conj] [prep]	14
22	were [vb pp] [conj] for	13
23	were [vb pp] [conj] for	13
24	were [vb pp] [conj] on	12
25	were [vb pp] [conj] on	12
26	were [vb pp] [conj] by	10
27	were [vb pp] [conj] by	10
28	were [vb pp] [conj] from	7
29	were [vb pp] but [prep]	7
30	were [vb pp] or [prep]	7