SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the	137
2	were [pron] [adv] [prep] the	130
3	[was/were] it [adv] [prep] the	118
4	[was/were] it [adv] [prep] the	118
5	[was/were] [pron] not [prep] the	112
6	[was/were] [pron] not [prep] the	112
7	[was/were] [pron] [adv] for the	112
8	[was/were] [pron] [not/n't] [prep] the	112
9	was [pron] [adv] [prep] the	62
10	[was/were] [pron] [adv] [prep] the	58
11	[was/were] [indef pn] [adv] [prep] the	51
12	[was/were] [pron] [adv] in the	35
13	[was/were] [pron] else [prep] the	26
14	[was/were] [pron] else [prep] the	26
15	[was/were] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the	22
16	[was/were] nothing [adv] [prep] the	16
17	[was/were] nothing [adv] [prep] the	16
18	[was/were] [pron] out [prep] the	15
19	[was/were] [pron] out [prep] the	15
20	[was/were] [pron] [adv] on the	14
21	[was/were] [pron] [adv] of the	12
22	[was/were] you [adv] [prep] the	12
23	[was/were] you [adv] [prep] the	12
24	[was/were] [pron] [adv] at the	8
25	[was/were] nobody [adv] [prep] the	7
26	[was/were] nobody [adv] [prep] the	7
27	[was/were] something [adv] [prep] the	6
28	[was/were] something [adv] [prep] the	6
29	[was/were] [pron] here [prep] the	5
30	[was/were] someone [adv] [prep] the	5