SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adj] [prep] the [adj]	346
2	it was [adj] [prep] the [adj]	346
3	it was [adj] of the [adj]	181
4	it was [adj] of the [adj]	181
5	it was [num] [prep] the [adj]	168
6	it was [adj] [prep] the [adj]	165
7	it was one [prep] the [adj]	165
8	it was one [prep] the [adj]	165
9	it was [adj] [prep] the [adj]	163
10	it was [adj] [prep] the [adj -est]	78
11	it was [adj] for the [adj]	44
12	it was [adj] for the [adj]	44
13	it was [adj] [prep] the [num ord]	42
14	it was [adj] in the [adj]	40
15	it was [adj] in the [adj]	40
16	it was [adj] [prep] the [det]	32
17	it was [adj] [prep] the first	29
18	it was [adj] [prep] the first	29
19	it was [adj] to the [adj]	29
20	it was [adj] to the [adj]	29
21	it was [adj] [prep] the good	23
22	it was [adj] [prep] the best	22
23	it was [adj] [prep] the [num]	21
24	it was [adj] from the [adj]	19
25	it was [adj] from the [adj]	19
26	it was [adj] [prep] the few	17
27	it was [adj] [prep] the few	17
28	it was clear [prep] the [adj]	11
29	it was clear [prep] the [adj]	11
30	it was [adj] [prep] the great	9