SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	556
2	was [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	475
3	was [adj] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	88
4	was [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	80
5	was [not/n't] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	77
6	was not [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	77
7	was [adj] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	72
8	was not [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	61
9	was [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	54
10	was be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	47
11	was [be] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	47
12	was [being] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	47
13	was being [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	47
14	was also [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	31
15	was also [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	31
16	was still [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	30
17	was still [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	30
18	was [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	24
19	was [pron] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	20
20	was n't [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	16
21	was well [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	15
22	was well [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	15
23	was then [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
24	was now [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
25	was now [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
26	was later [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
27	was later [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
28	was then [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	14
29	was already [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	13
30	was already [verb] [prep] the [noun pl]	13