SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	he said the [noun sg] [verb]	102
2	he said the [noun sg] [vb past]	81
3	he said the [noun sg] [be]	78
4	he said the [noun sg] be	78
5	he said the [noun sg] was	65
6	he said the [noun sg] [was/were]	65
7	he said the [noun sg] [prep]	57
8	he said the [noun sg] [prep]	57
9	he said the [noun sg] [modal v]	52
10	he said the [noun sg] [vb mod]	52
11	he said the [noun sg] have	51
12	he said the [noun sg] had	46
13	he said the [noun sg] of	38
14	he said the [noun sg] of	38
15	he said the [noun sg] would	33
16	he said the [noun sg] would	33
17	he said the [noun sg] [noun]	25
18	he said the [noun sg] ['s]	21
19	he said the [noun sg] 's	21
20	he said the [noun sg] 's	21
21	he said the [noun sg] [unc]	21
22	he said the [noun sg] [noun sg]	20
23	he said the [noun sg] [adv]	14
24	he said the [noun sg] [adv]	12
25	he said the [noun sg] [is]	11
26	he said the [noun sg] [vb -s]	11
27	he said the [noun sg] is	8
28	he said the [noun sg] could	8
29	he said the [noun sg] could	8
30	he said the [noun sg] [pron]	7