SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [prep] the [noun]	10457
2	[was/were] [prep] the [noun sg]	8774
3	was [prep] the [noun]	7856
4	[was/were] in the [noun]	3780
5	were [prep] the [noun]	2599
6	[was/were] on the [noun]	2247
7	[was/were] at the [noun]	1256
8	[was/were] [prep] the [noun pl]	1042
9	[was/were] [prep] the [noun prp]	552
10	[was/were] for the [noun]	308
11	[was/were] of the [noun]	231
12	[was/were] from the [noun]	206
13	[was/were] with the [noun]	204
14	[was/were] under the [noun]	194
15	[was/were] to the [noun]	184
16	[was/were] [prep] the time	148
17	[was/were] [prep] the time	144
18	[was/were] like the [noun]	140
19	[was/were] [prep] the middle	138
20	[was/were] [prep] the middle	138
21	[was/were] [prep] the point	136
22	[was/were] [prep] the point	136
23	[was/were] among the [noun]	133
24	[was/were] [prep] the verge	129
25	[was/were] [prep] the verge	129
26	[was/were] over the [noun]	128
27	[was/were] [prep] the end	125
28	[was/were] [prep] the end	124
29	[was/were] about the [noun]	113
30	[was/were] [prep] the back	110