SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adv] [adv] the [noun sg]	265
2	was [adv] [adv] the [noun]	255
3	[was/were] [adv] [adv] the [noun]	205
4	[was/were] [adv] not the [noun]	47
5	[was/were] [adv] [not/n't] the [noun]	47
6	[was/were] [adv] not the [noun]	47
7	[was/were] [adv] much the [noun]	41
8	were [adv] [adv] the [noun]	41
9	[was/were] [adv] much the [noun]	41
10	[was/were] very [adv] the [noun]	34
11	[was/were] [adv] longer the [noun]	32
12	[was/were] [adv] longer the [noun]	32
13	[was/were] [adv] [adv] the case	31
14	[was/were] [adv] [adv] the case	31
15	[was/were] no [adv] the [noun]	31
16	[was/were] [adv] [Wh adv] the [noun]	31
17	[was/were] only [adv] the [noun]	24
18	[was/were] [adv] [adv] the [noun pl]	23
19	[was/were] almost [adv] the [noun]	20
20	[was/were] [adv] when the [noun]	18
21	[was/were] [adv] when the [noun]	18
22	[was/were] [adv] [adv prt] the [noun]	13
23	[was/were] once [adv] the [noun]	12
24	[was/were] certainly [adv] the [noun]	12
25	[was/were] [adv] certainly the [noun]	12
26	[was/were] [adv] certainly the [noun]	12
27	[was/were] probably [adv] the [noun]	11
28	[was/were] [adv] often the [noun]	9
29	[was/were] clearly [adv] the [noun]	9
30	[was/were] [adv] often the [noun]	9