SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [noun sg]	217
2	[vb past] it [was/were] the [noun sg]	113
3	thought [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	64
4	[vb past] he [was/were] the [noun sg]	39
5	said [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	36
6	[vb past] me [was/were] the [noun sg]	25
7	[vb past] [pers pn] were the [noun sg]	17
8	knew [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	17
9	[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the way	12
10	[vb past] him [was/were] the [noun sg]	10
11	[vb past] she [was/were] the [noun sg]	9
12	[vb past] her [was/were] the [noun sg]	9
13	[vb past] i [was/were] the [noun sg]	8
14	[vb past] they [was/were] the [noun sg]	7
15	[vb past] you [was/were] the [noun sg]	7
16	[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the man	6
17	felt [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	6
18	[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the beginning	6
19	told [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	6
20	[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the end	6
21	assumed [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	5
22	struck [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	5