SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adv] [prep] the [adj]	285
2	it was [adv] [prep] the [adj]	140
3	it was [adv] [prep] the [adj]	128
4	it was [not/n't] [prep] the [adj]	127
5	it was not [prep] the [adj]	127
6	it was [adv] until the [adj]	103
7	it was not [prep] the [adj]	101
8	it was [adv] [prep] the [num ord]	71
9	it was only [prep] the [adj]	65
10	it was only [prep] the [adj]	65
11	it was [adv] [prep] the [num]	56
12	it was [adv] in the [adj]	54
13	it was [adv prt] [prep] the [adj]	30
14	it was n't [prep] the [adj]	26
15	it was [adv] for the [adj]	18
16	it was [adv] [prep] the late	18
17	it was [adv] [prep] the late	18
18	it was [adv] after the [adj]	18
19	it was [adv] on the [adj]	17
20	it was [adv] to the [adj]	15
21	it was [adv] [prep] the last	14
22	it was [adv] [prep] the last	14
23	it was [adv] with the [adj]	13
24	it was [adv] [prep] the 1960s	11
25	it was [adv] at the [adj]	11
26	it was [adv] [prep] the 1960s	11
27	it was [adv] [prep] the second	10
28	it was [adv] [prep] the second	10
29	it was just [prep] the [adj]	10
30	it was just [prep] the [adj]	10