SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun sg]	96
2	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	81
3	said [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	39
4	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj -est] [noun sg]	39
5	thought [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	34
6	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [num ord] [noun sg]	19
7	[vb past] he was the [adj] [noun sg]	18
8	[vb past] i was the [adj] [noun sg]	17
9	[vb past] [pers pn] was the only [noun sg]	17
10	[vb past] [pers pn] was the only [noun sg]	17
11	[vb past] [pers pn] was the first [noun sg]	14
12	[vb past] [pers pn] was the first [noun sg]	14
13	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] thing	14
14	[vb past] [pers pn] was the right [noun sg]	12
15	[vb past] [pers pn] was the right [noun sg]	12
16	knew [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	12
17	[vb past] [pers pn] was the good [noun sg]	12
18	[vb past] [pers pn] was the best [noun sg]	12
19	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] man	11
20	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] person	11
21	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] time	10
22	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [det] [noun sg]	9
23	[vb past] [pers pn] was the same [noun sg]	9
24	[vb past] [pers pn] was the same [noun sg]	9
25	[vb past] she was the [adj] [noun sg]	8
26	believed [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	8
27	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] way	7
28	felt [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg]	7
29	[vb past] [pers pn] was the great [noun sg]	6
30	[vb past] [pers pn] was the biggest [noun sg]	5