SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] was [vb pp] the	687
2	[pron] was [vb pp] the	664
3	[pers pn] was [vb pp] the	548
4	[noun sg] was [vb pp] the	428
5	[noun prp] was [vb pp] the	222
6	it was [vb pp] the	206
7	it was [vb pp] the	206
8	he was [vb pp] the	199
9	he was [vb pp] the	197
10	[conj] was [vb pp] the	95
11	[coord] was [vb pp] the	86
12	i was [vb pp] the	78
13	i was [vb pp] the	78
14	and was [vb pp] the	77
15	and was [vb pp] the	77
16	[Wh det] was [vb pp] the	66
17	[adj] was [vb pp] the	60
18	she was [vb pp] the	59
19	she was [vb pp] the	59
20	[det] was [vb pp] the	42
21	which was [vb pp] the	39
22	which was [vb pp] the	39
23	who was [vb pp] the	38
24	who was [vb pp] the	38
25	[Wh pn] was [vb pp] the	38
26	[noun pl] was [vb pp] the	29
27	what was [vb pp] the	27
28	what was [vb pp] the	27
29	[adv] was [vb pp] the	25
30	[adv] was [vb pp] the	23