SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun]	52
2	[was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun sg]	45
3	was [verb] it [prep] the [noun]	36
4	[was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the [noun]	34
5	were [verb] it [prep] the [noun]	16
6	[was/were] [to-vb] it [prep] the [noun]	13
7	[was/were] [verb] it in the [noun]	10
8	[was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun pl]	7
9	[was/were] [verb] it to the [noun]	6
10	[was/were] [verb] it on the [noun]	6
11	[was/were] do it [prep] the [noun]	6
12	[was/were] [verb] it from the [noun]	6
13	[was/were] [vb pp] it [prep] the [noun]	5
14	[was/were] doing it [prep] the [noun]	5
15	[was/were] [verb] it at the [noun]	5