SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adv] the [noun sg]	815
2	it [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg]	473
3	it [was/were] [not/n't] the [noun sg]	328
4	it [was/were] not the [noun sg]	328
5	it [was/were] not the [noun sg]	166
6	it [was/were] n't the [noun sg]	162
7	it [was/were] just the [noun sg]	76
8	it [was/were] just the [noun sg]	76
9	it [was/were] only the [noun sg]	75
10	it [was/were] only the [noun sg]	75
11	it [was/were] also the [noun sg]	73
12	it [was/were] also the [noun sg]	73
13	it [was/were] [adv] the case	37
14	it [was/were] [adv] the sort	34
15	it [was/were] probably the [noun sg]	27
16	it [was/were] probably the [noun sg]	27
17	it [was/were] [adv] the end	22
18	it [was/were] [adv] the way	21
19	it [was/were] [Wh adv] the [noun sg]	20
20	it [was/were] [adv] the kind	19
21	it [was/were] when the [noun sg]	17
22	it [was/were] when the [noun sg]	17
23	it [was/were] always the [noun sg]	16
24	it [was/were] always the [noun sg]	16
25	it [was/were] simply the [noun sg]	15
26	it [was/were] [adv] the time	15
27	it [was/were] simply the [noun sg]	15
28	it [was/were] [adv] the intention	12
29	it [was/were] then the [noun sg]	11
30	it [was/were] then the [noun sg]	11