SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] the [adj]	114
2	were given the [adj]	36
3	were [vb pp] the [det]	34
4	were [vb pp] the same	32
5	were [vb pp] the same	32
6	were [vb pp] the [num ord]	17
7	were [vb pp] the following	13
8	were [vb pp] the following	13
9	were [vb pp] the [num]	10
10	were [vb pp] the [adj -est]	10
11	were [vb pp] the next	9
12	were [vb pp] the next	9
13	were asked the [adj]	6
14	were [vb pp] the first	6
15	were [vb pp] the good	6
16	were [vb pp] the first	6
17	were [vb pp] the [adj -er]	6
18	were paid the [adj]	5
19	were considered the [adj]	5
20	were shown the [adj]	5
21	were [vb pp] the wrong	5
22	were called the [adj]	5
23	were [vb pp] the wrong	5
24	were told the [adj]	5