SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [prep]	246
2	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [prep]	246
3	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] of	176
4	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] of	176
5	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [conj]	76
6	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [verb]	60
7	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [coord]	44
8	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] and	40
9	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] and	40
10	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [pron]	35
11	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [to-vb]	25
12	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [unc]	24
13	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] ['s]	24
14	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] that	21
15	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] that	21
16	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [that]	21
17	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] in	18
18	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] in	18
19	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [pers pn]	17
20	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] '	17
21	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [vb pp]	17
22	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] '	17
23	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [adv]	15
24	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [v-ing]	14
25	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [noun]	12
26	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [be]	12
27	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] be	12
28	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] for	11
29	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] for	11
30	was [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] [subord]	11