6 verses have
were
in Edition Clear Qur'an by Talal Itani / Al-Muminoon (The Believers)

23:46To Pharaoh and his nobles, but they turned arrogant. They were oppressive people.

23:48So they called them liars, and thus were among those destroyed.

23:66My Verses were recited to you, but you turned back on your heels.

23:83We were promised this before—we and our ancestors—these are nothing but legends of the ancients.”

23:105Were not My revelations recited to you, and you kept on rejecting them?”

23:106They will say, “Our Lord, our wretchedness prevailed over us, and we were a people astray.