SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] it [was/were] because the	9
2	[adv] it [was/were] because the	6
3	[adv] it [was/were] because the	6
4	[verb] it [was/were] because the	6
5	that it [was/were] because the	5
6	[that] it [was/were] because the	5
7	that it [was/were] because the	5
8	it [was/were] [adv] because the	14
9	it [was/were] [adj] because the	14
10	it [was/were] [adv] because the	11
11	it [was/were] [adj] because the	11
12	it [was/were] [verb] because the	5
13	it [was/were] because [prep] the	23
14	it [was/were] because [prep] the	23
15	it [was/were] because of the	22
16	it [was/were] because of the	22
17	it [was/were] because the [noun]	27
18	it [was/were] because the [noun sg]	19
19	it [was/were] because the [adj]	9
20	it [was/were] because the [adj]	8