SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [prep] the [noun]	10457
2	[was/were] [prep] the [noun sg]	8774
3	was [prep] the [noun]	7856
4	[was/were] in the [noun]	3780
5	[was/were] in the [noun]	3780
6	were [prep] the [noun]	2599
7	[was/were] on the [noun]	2247
8	[was/were] on the [noun]	2247
9	[was/were] at the [noun]	1256
10	[was/were] at the [noun]	1256
11	[was/were] [prep] the [noun pl]	1042
12	[was/were] [prep] the [noun prp]	552
13	[was/were] for the [noun]	308
14	[was/were] for the [noun]	308
15	[was/were] of the [noun]	231
16	[was/were] of the [noun]	231
17	[was/were] from the [noun]	206
18	[was/were] from the [noun]	206
19	[was/were] with the [noun]	204
20	[was/were] with the [noun]	204
21	[was/were] under the [noun]	194
22	[was/were] under the [noun]	194
23	[was/were] to the [noun]	184
24	[was/were] to the [noun]	184
25	[was/were] [prep] the time	148
26	[was/were] [prep] the time	144
27	[was/were] like the [noun]	140
28	[was/were] like the [noun]	140
29	[was/were] [prep] the middle	138
30	[was/were] [prep] the middle	138