SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] [adv prt] the [noun]	321
2	was [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg]	255
3	was [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun]	198
4	was [verb] up the [noun]	102
5	was [verb] down the [noun]	77
6	was [verb] out the [noun]	70
7	was [to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun]	64
8	was [vb pp] [adv prt] the [noun]	59
9	was [verb] [adv prt] the [noun pl]	52
10	was [verb] on the [noun]	39
11	was take [adv prt] the [noun]	37
12	was taken [adv prt] the [noun]	16
13	was carry [adv prt] the [noun]	14
14	was bring [adv prt] the [noun]	13
15	was hanging [adv prt] the [noun]	13
16	was hang [adv prt] the [noun]	13
17	was to take [adv prt] the [noun]	11
18	was taking [adv prt] the [noun]	10
19	was [verb] in the [noun]	10
20	was come [adv prt] the [noun]	10
21	was [verb] over the [noun]	10
22	was coming [adv prt] the [noun]	9
23	was [verb] [adv prt] the [noun prp]	9
24	was hold [adv prt] the [noun]	8
25	was put [adv prt] the [noun]	8
26	was set [adv prt] the [noun]	7
27	was walking [adv prt] the [noun]	7
28	was run [adv prt] the [noun]	7
29	was running [adv prt] the [noun]	7
30	was walk [adv prt] the [noun]	7