SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [adv] the [noun]	2186
2	was [adv] the [noun sg]	2032
3	was also the [noun]	343
4	was just the [noun]	193
5	was only the [noun]	170
6	was [adv] the case	143
7	was [adv] the case	143
8	was always the [noun]	105
9	was probably the [noun]	104
10	was [adv] the [noun pl]	85
11	was still the [noun]	81
12	was now the [noun]	72
13	was [adv] the result	70
14	was [adv] the result	70
15	was [adv] the [noun prp]	58
16	was once the [noun]	56
17	was then the [noun]	48
18	was certainly the [noun]	44
19	was [adv] the sort	41
20	was [adv] the sort	41
21	was hardly the [noun]	38
22	was often the [noun]	37
23	was indeed the [noun]	35
24	was exactly the [noun]	35
25	was precisely the [noun]	35
26	was undoubtedly the [noun]	32
27	was really the [noun]	31
28	was [adv] the way	30
29	was [adv] the way	30
30	was perhaps the [noun]	29