SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was [prep] the [noun]	2146
2	[noun sg] was [prep] the [noun sg]	1775
3	[noun sg] was [prep] the [adj]	664
4	[noun sg] was [prep] the [adj]	452
5	[noun sg] was [prep] the [noun pl]	245
6	[noun sg] was [prep] the [noun prp]	115
7	[noun sg] was [prep] the [num ord]	80
8	[noun sg] was [prep] the [det]	49
9	[noun sg] was [prep] the [adj -est]	46
10	[noun sg] was [prep] the same	46
11	[noun sg] was [prep] the same	46
12	[noun sg] was [prep] the hand	45
13	[noun sg] was [prep] the hands	45
14	[noun sg] was [prep] the first	41
15	[noun sg] was [prep] the first	41
16	[noun sg] was [prep] the air	36
17	[noun sg] was [prep] the air	36
18	[noun sg] was [prep] the other	33
19	[noun sg] was [prep] the other	33
20	[noun sg] was [prep] the way	33
21	[noun sg] was [prep] the way	32
22	[noun sg] was [prep] the [adv]	30
23	[noun sg] was [prep] the [adv]	30
24	[noun sg] was [prep] the [num]	29
25	[noun sg] was [prep] the end	27
26	[noun sg] was [prep] the end	27
27	[noun sg] was [prep] the process	26
28	[noun sg] was [prep] the process	26
29	[noun sg] was [prep] the wall	24
30	[noun sg] was [prep] the centre	24