SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] [was/were] like a	485
2	[pers pn] [was/were] like a	455
3	it [was/were] like a	290
4	it [was/were] like a	290
5	[noun] [was/were] like a	257
6	[noun sg] [was/were] like a	186
7	he [was/were] like a	74
8	he [was/were] like a	73
9	she [was/were] like a	41
10	she [was/were] like a	39
11	[noun prp] [was/were] like a	38
12	[noun pl] [was/were] like a	33
13	i [was/were] like a	26
14	i [was/were] like a	25
15	they [was/were] like a	14
16	there [was/were] like a	12
17	there [was/were] like a	12
18	[ex0] [was/were] like a	12
19	[adj] [was/were] like a	12
20	face [was/were] like a	11
21	face [was/were] like a	11
22	[det] [was/were] like a	10
23	they [was/were] like a	10
24	word [was/were] like a	9
25	[conj] [was/were] like a	9
26	we [was/were] like a	8
27	[adv] [was/were] like a	8
28	we [was/were] like a	8
29	who [was/were] like a	7
30	[Wh pn] [was/were] like a	7