SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the	402
2	was [indef pn] [prep] the	368
3	[was/were] [indef pn] in the	144
4	[was/were] something [prep] the	123
5	[was/were] nothing [prep] the	119
6	[was/were] [indef pn] of the	67
7	[was/were] [indef pn] about the	60
8	[was/were] none [prep] the	52
9	[was/were] one [prep] the	42
10	were [indef pn] [prep] the	34
11	[was/were] [indef pn] like the	26
12	[was/were] [indef pn] on the	21
13	[was/were] someone [prep] the	20
14	[was/were] [indef pn] at the	16
15	[was/were] [indef pn] to the	12
16	[was/were] [indef pn] for the	12
17	[was/were] [indef pn] but the	11
18	[was/were] no-one [prep] the	11
19	[was/were] anything [prep] the	9
20	[was/were] nobody [prep] the	9
21	[was/were] [indef pn] with the	7
22	[was/were] [indef pn] from the	7
23	[was/were] anyone [prep] the	7