SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	260
2	[was/were] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	222
3	[was/were] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	94
4	[was/were] [adj] than the [noun sg]	90
5	[was/were] [adj] when the [noun sg]	84
6	were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	67
7	[was/were] [adj] because the [noun sg]	53
8	[was/were] [adj] as the [noun sg]	22
9	[was/were] [adj] if the [noun sg]	17
10	[was/were] [adj] whether the [noun sg]	14
11	[was/were] good [subord] the [noun sg]	14
12	[was/were] better [subord] the [noun sg]	13
13	[was/were] great [subord] the [noun sg]	12
14	[was/were] greater [subord] the [noun sg]	12
15	[was/were] [adj] where the [noun sg]	11
16	[was/were] necessary [subord] the [noun sg]	10
17	[was/were] necessary [subord] the [noun sg]	10
18	[was/were] [adj] until the [noun sg]	10
19	[was/were] high [subord] the [noun sg]	10
20	[was/were] higher [subord] the [noun sg]	9
21	[was/were] unclear [subord] the [noun sg]	7
22	[was/were] [adj] since the [noun sg]	7
23	[was/were] present [subord] the [noun sg]	7
24	[was/were] present [subord] the [noun sg]	7
25	[was/were] big [subord] the [noun sg]	7
26	[was/were] unclear [subord] the [noun sg]	7
27	[was/were] [adj] [subord] the rest	7
28	[was/were] bigger [subord] the [noun sg]	7
29	[was/were] low [subord] the [noun sg]	6
30	[was/were] lower [subord] the [noun sg]	6