SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [pron] the [noun]	268
2	[was/were] [pron] the [noun sg]	232
3	[was/were] [pers pn] the [noun]	152
4	[was/were] it the [noun]	113
5	[was/were] it the [noun]	113
6	[was/were] what the [noun]	82
7	[was/were] what the [noun]	82
8	[was/were] [Wh det] the [noun]	82
9	[was/were] [pron] the [noun pl]	45
10	[was/were] [pn reflx] the [noun]	30
11	[was/were] [indef pn] the [noun]	29
12	were [pron] the [noun]	28
13	[was/were] he the [noun]	18
14	[was/were] he the [noun]	18
15	[was/were] something the [noun]	16
16	[was/were] something the [noun]	16
17	[was/were] itself the [noun]	15
18	[was/were] itself the [noun]	15
19	[was/were] [pron] the [noun prp]	14
20	[was/were] you the [noun]	7
21	[was/were] you the [noun]	7
22	[was/were] she the [noun]	6
23	[was/were] themselves the [noun]	6
24	[was/were] themselves the [noun]	6
25	[was/were] himself the [noun]	6
26	[was/were] [pron] the company	6
27	[was/were] [pron] the company	6
28	[was/were] himself the [noun]	6
29	[was/were] she the [noun]	6
30	[was/were] [pron] the matter	6