SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	120
2	[noun sg] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	86
3	[pron] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	71
4	[pers pn] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	60
5	it [was/were] for the [noun sg]	44
6	it [was/were] for the [noun sg]	44
7	[noun pl] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	25
8	[adj] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	23
9	[det] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	18
10	that [was/were] for the [noun sg]	10
11	that [was/were] for the [noun sg]	10
12	[verb] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	9
13	[vb past] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	6
14	[noun prp] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	6
15	contract [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
16	this [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
17	he [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
18	[indef pn] [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
19	this [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
20	he [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
21	i [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
22	contract [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
23	i [was/were] for the [noun sg]	5
24	[was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg]	934
25	[was/were] [vb pp] for the [noun sg]	667
26	[was/were] [adj] for the [noun sg]	627
27	[was/were] [adj] for the [noun sg]	597
28	[was/were] [v-ing] for the [noun sg]	219
29	[was/were] responsible for the [noun sg]	193
30	[was/were] responsible for the [noun sg]	193