SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was the [num ord]	632
2	[noun sg] [was/were] the first	432
3	[noun sg] [was/were] the last	120
4	[noun sg] were the [num ord]	37
5	[noun sg] [was/were] the second	33
6	[noun sg] [was/were] the third	22
7	[noun sg] [was/were] the next	18
8	visit [was/were] the [num ord]	15
9	year [was/were] the [num ord]	12
10	[noun sg] [was/were] the fourth	8
11	meeting [was/were] the [num ord]	8
12	father [was/were] the [num ord]	7
13	event [was/were] the [num ord]	6
14	death [was/were] the [num ord]	5
15	study [was/were] the [num ord]	5
16	party [was/were] the [num ord]	5
17	council [was/were] the [num ord]	5