SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adv] the [noun sg]	465
2	it was just the [noun sg]	75
3	it was only the [noun sg]	74
4	it was also the [noun sg]	73
5	it was probably the [noun sg]	27
6	it was [adv] the case	21
7	it was always the [noun sg]	16
8	it was [adv] the way	15
9	it was simply the [noun sg]	14
10	it was [adv] the sort	12
11	it was then the [noun sg]	11
12	it was [adv] the end	10
13	it was [adv] the result	9
14	it was [adv] the home	8
15	it was once the [noun sg]	8
16	it was still the [noun sg]	8
17	it was precisely the [noun sg]	8
18	it was [adv] the intention	8
19	it was perhaps the [noun sg]	8
20	it was [adv] the fact	7
21	it was [adv] the thought	7
22	it was actually the [noun sg]	7
23	it was [adv] the effect	7
24	it was originally the [noun sg]	6
25	it was [adv] the beginning	6
26	it was hardly the [noun sg]	6
27	it was certainly the [noun sg]	6
28	it was partly the [noun sg]	6
29	it was [adv] the kind	5
30	it was never the [noun sg]	5