SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[vb past] it was the [adj]	143
2	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj]	102
3	said [pers pn] was the [adj]	63
4	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj -est]	59
5	thought [pers pn] was the [adj]	48
6	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [num ord]	38
7	[vb past] [pers pn] was the only	27
8	[vb past] i was the [adj]	27
9	[vb past] [pers pn] was the only	27
10	[vb past] he was the [adj]	25
11	[vb past] [pers pn] was the first	23
12	[vb past] [pers pn] was the first	23
13	[vb past] [pers pn] was the best	22
14	[vb past] [pers pn] was the good	22
15	[vb past] [pers pn] was the [det]	19
16	[vb past] [pers pn] was the same	16
17	[vb past] [pers pn] was the same	16
18	knew [pers pn] was the [adj]	14
19	[vb past] [pers pn] was the right	12
20	[vb past] she was the [adj]	12
21	[vb past] [pers pn] was the right	12
22	believed [pers pn] was the [adj]	9
23	[vb past] [pers pn] was the last	9
24	[vb past] [pers pn] was the last	9
25	[vb past] [pers pn] was the great	8
26	[vb past] [pers pn] was the big	7
27	[vb past] [pers pn] was the biggest	7
28	realised [pers pn] was the [adj]	7
29	claimed [pers pn] was the [adj]	7
30	felt [pers pn] was the [adj]	7