SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] was [verb] the [noun]	1664
2	[pron] was [verb] the [noun sg]	1620
3	[pron] was [v-ing] the [noun]	1349
4	he was [verb] the [noun]	665
5	he was [verb] the [noun]	660
6	[pron] was [vb pp] the [noun]	450
7	i was [verb] the [noun]	377
8	i was [verb] the [noun]	375
9	[pron] was [verb] the [noun pl]	310
10	it was [verb] the [noun]	307
11	it was [verb] the [noun]	307
12	she was [verb] the [noun]	295
13	she was [verb] the [noun]	294
14	[pron] was [to-vb] the [noun]	272
15	[Wh pn] was [verb] the [noun]	217
16	who was [verb] the [noun]	211
17	who was [verb] the [noun]	211
18	[Wh det] was [verb] the [noun]	135
19	[pron] was [verb] the [noun prp]	113
20	which was [verb] the [noun]	108
21	which was [verb] the [noun]	108
22	[pron] was give the [noun]	107
23	[pron] was given the [noun]	92
24	[pron] was awarded the [noun]	71
25	[pron] was award the [noun]	71
26	[pron] was tell the [noun]	70
27	[pron] was call the [noun]	52
28	[pron] was called the [noun]	50
29	[pron] was [verb] the truth	43
30	[pron] was [verb] the truth	43