SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [verb] the [noun]	307
2	it [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg]	239
3	it [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun]	131
4	it [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun]	103
5	it [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun]	84
6	it [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl]	51
7	it [was/were] call the [noun]	36
8	it [was/were] called the [noun]	36
9	it [was/were] [verb] the [noun prp]	26
10	it were [verb] the [noun]	12
11	it [was/were] give the [noun]	9
12	it [was/were] given the [noun]	9
13	it [was/were] make the [noun]	7
14	it [was/were] change the [noun]	7
15	it [was/were] discuss the [noun]	6
16	it [was/were] rename the [noun]	6
17	it [was/were] find the [noun]	6
18	it [was/were] fear the [noun]	6
19	it [was/were] think the [noun]	6
20	it [was/were] thought the [noun]	6
21	it [was/were] feared the [noun]	6
22	it [was/were] renamed the [noun]	6
23	it [was/were] to find the [noun]	5
24	it [was/were] [verb] the way	5
25	it [was/were] amaze the [noun]	5
26	it [was/were] hope the [noun]	5
27	it [was/were] hoped the [noun]	5
28	it [was/were] [verb] the way	5
29	it [was/were] amazing the [noun]	5