SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] was [adv] the [noun sg]	533
2	[noun sg] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg]	383
3	[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg]	143
4	[noun pl] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg]	79
5	[noun] were [adv] the [noun sg]	75
6	[noun] [was/were] also the [noun sg]	73
7	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the result	40
8	[noun] [was/were] just the [noun sg]	35
9	[noun] [was/were] probably the [noun sg]	28
10	[noun] [was/were] now the [noun sg]	28
11	[noun] [was/were] still the [noun sg]	25
12	[noun] [was/were] only the [noun sg]	23
13	[noun] [was/were] undoubtedly the [noun sg]	21
14	[noun] [was/were] once the [noun sg]	18
15	[noun] [was/were] always the [noun sg]	16
16	[noun] [was/were] hardly the [noun sg]	16
17	[noun] [was/were] often the [noun sg]	16
18	[noun] [was/were] largely the [noun sg]	14
19	[noun] [was/were] exactly the [noun sg]	13
20	[noun] [was/were] really the [noun sg]	13
21	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the sort	13
22	[noun] [was/were] merely the [noun sg]	12
23	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the subject	12
24	[noun] [was/were] perhaps the [noun sg]	11
25	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the beginning	11
26	[noun] [was/were] simply the [noun sg]	11
27	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the centre	10
28	[noun] [was/were] nearer the [noun sg]	10
29	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the work	9
30	[noun] [was/were] [adv] the place	9