SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were say to [be]	91
2	[noun pl] were say to [be]	66
3	[pron] were say to [be]	28
4	[noun sg] were say to [be]	15
5	they were say to [be]	12
6	[pers pn] were say to [be]	12
7	they were say to [be]	11
8	[Wh pn] were say to [be]	10
9	who were say to [be]	9
10	who were say to [be]	9
11	[adj] were say to [be]	8
12	[noun prp] were say to [be]	6
13	and were say to [be]	5
14	and were say to [be]	5
15	[conj] were say to [be]	5
16	[coord] were say to [be]	5
17	were [adv] say to [be]	6
18	were [adv] say to [be]	6
19	were say to [be] [verb]	48
20	were say to [be] [adj]	39
21	were say to [be] [adj]	36
22	were say to [be] [v-ing]	35
23	were say to [be] [prep]	16
24	were say to [be] [prep]	16
25	were say to [be] [adv]	14
26	were say to [be] [adv]	14
27	were say to [be] [art]	13
28	were say to [be] [art]	13
29	were say to [be] [vb pp]	13
30	were say to [be] [noun]	9