SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] [conj] [prep] the [noun]	142
2	was [vb pp] [conj] [prep] the [noun]	124
3	was [verb] [conj] [prep] the [noun sg]	119
4	was [verb] [subord] [prep] the [noun]	71
5	was [verb] that [prep] the [noun]	47
6	was [verb] [that] [prep] the [noun]	47
7	was [verb] that [prep] the [noun]	47
8	was [verb] because [prep] the [noun]	44
9	was [verb] because [prep] the [noun]	44
10	was [verb] [conj] of the [noun]	43
11	was [verb] [conj] of the [noun]	43
12	was [verb] [coord] [prep] the [noun]	24
13	was [verb] and [prep] the [noun]	22
14	was [verb] and [prep] the [noun]	22
15	was [verb] [conj] in the [noun]	19
16	was [verb] [conj] in the [noun]	19
17	was [verb] [conj] [prep] the [noun pl]	17
18	was [verb] as [prep] the [noun]	17
19	was [verb] as [prep] the [noun]	17
20	was [v-ing] [conj] [prep] the [noun]	15
21	was [verb] [conj] to the [noun]	13
22	was [verb] [conj] to the [noun]	13
23	was [verb] [conj] at the [noun]	9
24	was [verb] [conj] at the [noun]	9
25	was [verb] [conj] for the [noun]	8
26	was [verb] [conj] by the [noun]	8
27	was [verb] [conj] for the [noun]	8
28	was [verb] [conj] by the [noun]	8
29	was tell [conj] [prep] the [noun]	8
30	was told [conj] [prep] the [noun]	8