SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun sg]	471
2	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	391
3	[adj] [noun sg] was in the [noun]	217
4	[adj] [noun sg] was on the [noun]	111
5	[det] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	100
6	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun pl]	80
7	[num ord] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	57
8	[adj] [noun sg] was at the [noun]	52
9	this [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	43
10	this [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	43
11	[adj] [noun sg] was for the [noun]	39
12	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun prp]	36
13	that [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	32
14	that [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	32
15	first [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	30
16	first [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	30
17	[adj] [noun sg] was to the [noun]	26
18	[adj] [noun sg] was of the [noun]	22
19	[adj -est] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	17
20	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the hand	16
21	[adj] time was [prep] the [noun]	16
22	[adj] [noun sg] was from the [noun]	16
23	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the hands	16
24	[num] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	16
25	[adj] [noun sg] was with the [noun]	15
26	only [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	12
27	new [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	12
28	[adj] [noun sg] was [prep] the way	12
29	one [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	12
30	new [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	12