SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun]	102
2	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun sg]	96
3	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun]	47
4	said it was the [adj] [noun]	30
5	[vb past] it was the [adj -est] [noun]	28
6	thought it was the [adj] [noun]	27
7	[vb past] it was the [num ord] [noun]	17
8	[vb past] it was the [adj] thing	14
9	[vb past] it was the [adj] thing	14
10	[vb past] it was the first [noun]	12
11	[vb past] it was the first [noun]	12
12	[vb past] it was the [adj] time	10
13	[vb past] it was the [adj] time	10
14	knew it was the [adj] [noun]	10
15	[vb past] it was the right [noun]	7
16	[vb past] it was the good [noun]	7
17	[vb past] it was the [adj] way	7
18	[vb past] it was the best [noun]	7
19	[vb past] it was the [det] [noun]	7
20	[vb past] it was the [adj] way	7
21	[vb past] it was the only [noun]	7
22	[vb past] it was the right [noun]	7
23	[vb past] it was the same [noun]	7
24	[vb past] it was the same [noun]	7
25	[vb past] it was the only [noun]	7
26	[vb past] it was the biggest [noun]	5
27	[vb past] it was the big [noun]	5