SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep]	3428
2	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] of	3009
3	was [prep] the [noun] [prep]	2977
4	[was/were] in the [noun] [prep]	1351
5	were [prep] the [noun] [prep]	931
6	[was/were] on the [noun] [prep]	882
7	[was/were] at the [noun] [prep]	619
8	[was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] [prep]	435
9	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] in	152
10	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] at	143
11	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] for	133
12	[was/were] [prep] the middle [prep]	128
13	[was/were] [prep] the verge [prep]	128
14	[was/were] [prep] the verge [prep]	128
15	[was/were] [prep] the middle [prep]	128
16	[was/were] [prep] the point [prep]	120
17	[was/were] [prep] the point [prep]	120
18	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] with	113
19	[was/were] [prep] the hand [prep]	102
20	[was/were] [prep] the hands [prep]	101
21	[was/were] under the [noun] [prep]	101
22	[was/were] [prep] the end [prep]	98
23	[was/were] [prep] the end [prep]	97
24	[was/were] for the [noun] [prep]	96
25	[was/were] [prep] the [noun] to	88
26	[was/were] [prep] the process [prep]	84
27	[was/were] [prep] the centre [prep]	84
28	[was/were] [prep] the centre [prep]	84
29	[was/were] [prep] the process [prep]	84
30	[was/were] like the [noun] [prep]	66