SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[prep] the [noun pl] was	1855
2	[prep] the [noun pl] was	1855
3	of the [noun pl] was	1036
4	of the [noun pl] was	1036
5	[verb] the [noun pl] was	142
6	in the [noun pl] was	129
7	in the [noun pl] was	129
8	for the [noun pl] was	100
9	for the [noun pl] was	100
10	[conj] the [noun pl] was	96
11	to the [noun pl] was	83
12	to the [noun pl] was	83
13	by the [noun pl] was	72
14	by the [noun pl] was	72
15	[v-ing] the [noun pl] was	69
16	on the [noun pl] was	65
17	on the [noun pl] was	65
18	from the [noun pl] was	60
19	from the [noun pl] was	60
20	[coord] the [noun pl] was	57
21	among the [noun pl] was	55
22	among the [noun pl] was	55
23	and the [noun pl] was	50
24	and the [noun pl] was	50
25	with the [noun pl] was	46
26	with the [noun pl] was	46
27	between the [noun pl] was	45
28	between the [noun pl] was	45
29	[to-vb] the [noun pl] was	34
30	[adj] the [noun pl] was	29