SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adv] the [noun]	4151
2	was [adv] the [noun]	3675
3	[was/were] [adv] the [noun sg]	3643
4	[was/were] [adv] the [noun]	2486
5	[was/were] [not/n't] the [noun]	1372
6	[was/were] not the [noun]	1372
7	[was/were] not the [noun]	920
8	were [adv] the [noun]	476
9	[was/were] n't the [noun]	452
10	[was/were] also the [noun]	376
11	[was/were] also the [noun]	376
12	[was/were] [adv] the [noun pl]	348
13	[was/were] [adv] the case	285
14	[was/were] [adv] the case	284
15	[was/were] [Wh adv] the [noun]	249
16	[was/were] just the [noun]	206
17	[was/were] just the [noun]	206
18	[was/were] only the [noun]	185
19	[was/were] only the [noun]	185
20	[was/were] [adv] the [noun prp]	127
21	[was/were] [adv] the sort	126
22	[was/were] [adv] the sort	126
23	[was/were] always the [noun]	119
24	[was/were] always the [noun]	119
25	[was/were] [adv] the result	117
26	[was/were] [adv] the result	117
27	[was/were] probably the [noun]	115
28	[was/were] probably the [noun]	115
29	[was/were] when the [noun]	98
30	[was/were] when the [noun]	98