SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg]	1887
2	was [adv] [prep] the [noun]	1605
3	[was/were] [adv] in the [noun]	677
4	were [adv] [prep] the [noun]	586
5	[was/were] [adv] on the [noun]	373
6	[was/were] still [prep] the [noun]	321
7	[was/were] [adv] at the [noun]	274
8	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [noun pl]	222
9	[was/were] already [prep] the [noun]	125
10	[was/were] also [prep] the [noun]	104
11	[was/were] only [prep] the [noun]	104
12	[was/were] there [prep] the [noun]	103
13	[was/were] just [prep] the [noun]	90
14	[was/were] all [prep] the [noun]	82
15	[was/were] always [prep] the [noun]	82
16	[was/were] [adv] for the [noun]	74
17	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [noun prp]	69
18	[was/were] right [prep] the [noun]	69
19	[was/were] now [prep] the [noun]	66
20	[was/were] away [prep] the [noun]	60
21	[was/were] [adv] from the [noun]	53
22	[was/were] [adv] like the [noun]	50
23	[was/were] [adv] over the [noun]	50
24	[was/were] [adv] to the [noun]	49
25	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the time	45
26	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the time	45
27	[was/were] [adv] of the [noun]	45
28	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the end	43
29	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the end	43
30	[was/were] [adv] under the [noun]	42