SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun sg]	96
2	[vb past] it was the [adj] [noun sg]	44
3	said it was the [adj] [noun sg]	30
4	[vb past] it was the [adj -est] [noun sg]	27
5	thought it was the [adj] [noun sg]	25
6	[vb past] it was the [num ord] [noun sg]	16
7	[vb past] it was the [adj] thing	14
8	[vb past] it was the first [noun sg]	12
9	[vb past] it was the first [noun sg]	12
10	[vb past] it was the [adj] time	10
11	knew it was the [adj] [noun sg]	9
12	[vb past] it was the right [noun sg]	7
13	[vb past] it was the [adj] way	7
14	[vb past] it was the right [noun sg]	7
15	[vb past] it was the same [noun sg]	7
16	[vb past] it was the only [noun sg]	7
17	[vb past] it was the same [noun sg]	7
18	[vb past] it was the only [noun sg]	7
19	[vb past] it was the [det] [noun sg]	7
20	[vb past] it was the good [noun sg]	6
21	[vb past] it was the best [noun sg]	6
22	[vb past] it was the biggest [noun sg]	5
23	[vb past] it was the big [noun sg]	5