SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] [was/were] the time	63
2	[pron] [was/were] the time	58
3	[det] [was/were] the time	56
4	[pers pn] [was/were] the time	38
5	it [was/were] the time	36
6	it [was/were] the time	36
7	this [was/were] the time	34
8	this [was/were] the time	34
9	[adv] [was/were] the time	26
10	[adv] [was/were] the time	26
11	now [was/were] the time	24
12	now [was/were] the time	24
13	that [was/were] the time	21
14	that [was/were] the time	21
15	[noun] [was/were] the time	21
16	[noun sg] [was/were] the time	15
17	there [was/were] the time	13
18	there [was/were] the time	13
19	[ex0] [was/were] the time	13
20	[Wh det] [was/were] the time	7
21	[num] [was/were] the time	6
22	[was/were] [prep] the time	144
23	[was/were] [prep] the time	144
24	[was/were] at the time	102
25	[was/were] at the time	102
26	[was/were] [adv] the time	77
27	[was/were] not the time	43
28	[was/were] [not/n't] the time	43
29	[was/were] not the time	29
30	[was/were] [adv] the time	27