they broken up vs they were broken up

Some examples from the web:

• They pretended to be dating although they had broken up.
• They were broken up and sold individually.
• Him and Katherine were in love, but they got broken up.
• They're broken up because he's in love with Amy.
• Jack, just because Daniel and Grace had this big argument, it doesn't mean they're broken up.
• You know, they were broken up the first time we talked.
• Technically, they were broken up, and there were extenuating circumstances.
• According to what I heard, they have broken up.
• They haven't broken up at all.
• They'll probably be broken up by the time the wedding rolls around.
• They're pretty broken up. I couldn't get any information.
• With the time change, they'll be broken up before they land.
• Then again, they'd been broken up, and he wasn't nice to her.
• They've been broken up into four, fives, and sixes.
• Long story short, they shouldn't have broken up and I am the only person that sees this.
• Her boyfriend went with her, too, they had a big fight... if he hadn't gone they would have broken up.
• They haven't broken up after 15 years?
• And she makes them so they could either be broken up into payments, or they could be like these, which are leaves that can be payments.
• Do I really have to explain to you that they haven't even broken up yet?!
• And me down here, all broken up with a busted liver.

Some examples from the web:

• You know, they were broken up the first time we talked.
• Technically, they were broken up, and there were extenuating circumstances.
• They were broken up and sold individually.
• So I told him that we were broken up.
• I mean, technically we were broken up...
• I knew we were broken up when I came here.
• And like I said, we were broken up.
• Like when your aunt Lily and Uncle Marshall were broken up.
• It happened last summer when we were broken up.
• You and Erin were broken up...
• You said you and Elena were broken up.
• Plus we were broken up, so... you have a tattoo.
• But we... we were broken up at the time.
• The thing you two had when we were broken up.
• Plus we were broken up, so technically...
• As plans for the impending invasion... of Europe were speeded up... agents of Operation 77 were broken up into given their final briefing.
• I... I was just trying to apologize, you know, for not letting her know that we were broken up.
• First of all, your dad and I were broken up.
• But it was during one of those weeks that you and Kenny were broken up.
• I'm sure you were broken up when you heard the news.