SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	4071
2	was [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	3491
3	was [verb] by the [adj] [noun sg]	1231
4	was [verb] in the [adj] [noun sg]	626
5	was [verb] to the [adj] [noun sg]	524
6	was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	507
7	was [verb] on the [adj] [noun sg]	230
8	was [verb] at the [adj] [noun sg]	226
9	was [verb] with the [adj] [noun sg]	182
10	was [verb] as the [adj] [noun sg]	181
11	was [verb] from the [adj] [noun sg]	161
12	was [verb] for the [adj] [noun sg]	139
13	was [verb] into the [adj] [noun sg]	121
14	was [verb] [prep] the new [noun sg]	108
15	was [verb] [prep] the national [noun sg]	107
16	was [verb] [prep] the royal [noun sg]	79
17	was [verb] [prep] the [adj] court	76
18	was [verb] [prep] the [adj] government	75
19	was [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	72
20	was [verb] [prep] the local [noun sg]	72
21	was make [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	66
22	was made [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	64
23	was [verb] [prep] the high [noun sg]	60
24	was [verb] [prep] the other [noun sg]	58
25	was [verb] [prep] the british [noun sg]	58
26	was [verb] [prep] the [adj] side	55
27	was appoint [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	51
28	was appointed [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	51
29	was [verb] of the [adj] [noun sg]	50
30	was take [prep] the [adj] [noun sg]	50