SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adv] [conj] the [adj]	162
2	was [adv] [conj] the [adj]	151
3	[was/were] [adv] [conj] the [adj]	109
4	[was/were] [adv] [subord] the [adj]	95
5	[was/were] [adv] [conj] the [adj]	84
6	[was/were] not [conj] the [adj]	62
7	[was/were] [not/n't] [conj] the [adj]	62
8	[was/were] [adv] until the [adj]	57
9	[was/were] [adv] until the [adj]	57
10	[was/were] not [conj] the [adj]	50
11	[was/were] [adv] that the [adj]	43
12	[was/were] [adv] that the [adj]	43
13	[was/were] [adv] [that] the [adj]	43
14	[was/were] [adv] [conj] the [num ord]	28
15	[was/were] [adv] [coord] the [adj]	24
16	[was/were] [adv] and the [adj]	22
17	[was/were] [adv] and the [adj]	22
18	[was/were] [adv] [conj] the [num]	18
19	[was/were] [adv prt] [conj] the [adj]	16
20	[was/were] [adv] than the [adj]	13
21	[was/were] then [conj] the [adj]	13
22	[was/were] then [conj] the [adj]	13
23	[was/were] [adv] than the [adj]	13
24	[was/were] [adv] because the [adj]	12
25	[was/were] [adv] because the [adj]	12
26	[was/were] n't [conj] the [adj]	12
27	were [adv] [conj] the [adj]	11
28	[was/were] here [conj] the [adj]	11
29	[was/were] here [conj] the [adj]	11
30	[was/were] less [conj] the [adj]	9