SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was just the [noun sg]	75
2	it was only the [noun sg]	74
3	it was also the [noun sg]	73
4	it was probably the [noun sg]	27
5	it was [adv] the case	21
6	it was always the [noun sg]	16
7	it was [adv] the way	15
8	it was simply the [noun sg]	14
9	it was [adv] the sort	12
10	it was then the [noun sg]	11
11	it was [adv] the end	10
12	it was [adv] the result	9
13	it was precisely the [noun sg]	8
14	it was perhaps the [noun sg]	8
15	it was [adv] the intention	8
16	it was once the [noun sg]	8
17	it was [adv] the home	8
18	it was still the [noun sg]	8
19	it was actually the [noun sg]	7
20	it was [adv] the fact	7
21	it was [adv] the thought	7
22	it was [adv] the effect	7
23	it was hardly the [noun sg]	6
24	it was partly the [noun sg]	6
25	it was originally the [noun sg]	6
26	it was [adv] the beginning	6
27	it was certainly the [noun sg]	6
28	it was [adv] the shock	5
29	it was often the [noun sg]	5
30	it was [adv] the year	5