SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was the [noun]	4843
2	[noun sg] [was/were] the [noun sg]	4660
3	[noun sg] were the [noun]	506
4	[noun sg] [was/were] the [noun pl]	342
5	[noun sg] [was/were] the [noun prp]	289
6	[noun sg] [was/were] the result	137
7	[noun sg] [was/were] the result	134
8	[noun sg] [was/were] the fact	68
9	[noun sg] [was/were] the fact	68
10	[noun sg] [was/were] the subject	66
11	[noun sg] [was/were] the subject	65
12	[noun sg] [was/were] the [n mass]	54
13	time [was/were] the [noun]	49
14	problem [was/were] the [noun]	49
15	[noun sg] [was/were] the key	46
16	[noun sg] [was/were] the way	45
17	[noun sg] [was/were] the key	45
18	[noun sg] [was/were] the way	45
19	period [was/were] the [noun]	38
20	[noun sg] [was/were] the work	38
21	[noun sg] [was/were] the work	38
22	result [was/were] the [noun]	37
23	[noun sg] [was/were] the cause	35
24	[noun sg] [was/were] the product	34
25	[noun sg] [was/were] the product	34
26	[noun sg] [was/were] the cause	33
27	[noun sg] [was/were] the creation	31
28	[noun sg] [was/were] the creation	31
29	life [was/were] the [noun]	30
30	development [was/were] the [noun]	30