SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [adv] [prep] the [adj]	758
2	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [adj]	662
3	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [adj]	568
4	[was/were] [adv] in the [adj]	323
5	[was/were] not [prep] the [adj]	283
6	[was/were] [not/n't] [prep] the [adj]	283
7	were [adv] [prep] the [adj]	270
8	[was/were] not [prep] the [adj]	214
9	[was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj]	177
10	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [num ord]	139
11	[was/were] [adv] on the [adj]	126
12	[was/were] [adv] until the [adj]	109
13	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [num]	96
14	[was/were] only [prep] the [adj]	69
15	[was/were] n't [prep] the [adj]	69
16	[was/were] only [prep] the [adj]	69
17	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [det]	66
18	[was/were] [adv] at the [adj]	65
19	[was/were] [adv] for the [adj]	57
20	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the same	57
21	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the same	57
22	[was/were] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est]	55
23	[was/were] [adv] of the [adj]	49
24	[was/were] back [prep] the [adj]	46
25	[was/were] back [prep] the [adj]	46
26	[was/were] [adv] to the [adj]	44
27	[was/were] still [prep] the [adj]	42
28	[was/were] out [prep] the [adj]	42
29	[was/were] still [prep] the [adj]	42
30	[was/were] out [prep] the [adj]	42