SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	207
2	[vb past] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	107
3	[verb] [pers pn] was in the [noun sg]	83
4	[verb] [pers pn] was in the [noun sg]	83
5	[verb] he was [prep] the [noun sg]	70
6	[verb] it was [prep] the [noun sg]	62
7	[verb] [pers pn] was on the [noun sg]	56
8	[verb] [pers pn] was on the [noun sg]	56
9	[vb base] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	42
10	know [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	37
11	[verb] i was [prep] the [noun sg]	37
12	say [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	31
13	think [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	28
14	[verb] she was [prep] the [noun sg]	27
15	[vb infin] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	26
16	[verb] [pers pn] was at the [noun sg]	23
17	[verb] [pers pn] was at the [noun sg]	23
18	knew [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	23
19	said [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	21
20	[vb pp] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	17
21	think [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	12
22	thought [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	10
23	[v-ing] [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	9
24	see [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	9
25	[verb] [pers pn] was [prep] the verge	9
26	feel [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	8
27	[verb] [pers pn] was [prep] the middle	8
28	felt [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	7
29	suppose [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	6
30	realise [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg]	6