SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was [verb] the [noun sg]	1271
2	[noun sg] was [to-vb] the [noun]	824
3	[noun sg] was [v-ing] the [noun]	534
4	[noun sg] was [vb pp] the [noun]	272
5	[noun sg] was [verb] the [noun pl]	268
6	[noun sg] was [verb] the [noun prp]	70
7	aim was [verb] the [noun]	67
8	[noun sg] was give the [noun]	56
9	[noun sg] was given the [noun]	46
10	task was [verb] the [noun]	37
11	[noun sg] was tell the [noun]	28
12	[noun sg] was make the [noun]	27
13	study was [verb] the [noun]	26
14	[noun sg] was get the [noun]	25
15	job was [verb] the [noun]	25
16	intention was [verb] the [noun]	23
17	man was [verb] the [noun]	22
18	[noun sg] was called the [noun]	22
19	[noun sg] was call the [noun]	22
20	[noun sg] was [verb] the [n mass]	21
21	[noun sg] was take the [noun]	21
22	[noun sg] was to get the [noun]	20
23	government was [verb] the [noun]	20
24	[noun sg] was leave the [noun]	19
25	[noun sg] was told the [noun]	19
26	[noun sg] was keep the [noun]	18
27	[noun sg] was examine the [noun]	17
28	purpose was [verb] the [noun]	17
29	[noun sg] was reduce the [noun]	16
30	idea was [verb] the [noun]	16