SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] the [adj] [noun]	1476
2	was [verb] the [adj] [noun sg]	1195
3	was [verb] the [adj] [noun]	1152
4	was [v-ing] the [adj] [noun]	593
5	was [to-vb] the [adj] [noun]	445
6	was [vb pp] the [adj] [noun]	433
7	was [verb] the [adj] [noun pl]	223
8	was [verb] the [num ord] [noun]	142
9	was [verb] the [adj] day	89
10	was [verb] the [adj] day	88
11	was [verb] the [det] [noun]	80
12	was [verb] the same [noun]	71
13	was [verb] the same [noun]	71
14	was [verb] the first [noun]	66
15	was [verb] the first [noun]	66
16	was give the [adj] [noun]	63
17	was [verb] the other [noun]	61
18	was [verb] the other [noun]	61
19	was [verb] the following [noun]	60
20	was [verb] the following [noun]	60
21	was given the [adj] [noun]	56
22	was [verb] the [adj -est] [noun]	51
23	was call the [adj] [noun]	44
24	was [verb] the [num] [noun]	39
25	was [verb] the next [noun]	39
26	was [verb] the [adj] thing	39
27	was [verb] the next [noun]	39
28	was [verb] the [adj] [noun prp]	38
29	was [verb] the [adj] thing	38
30	was called the [adj] [noun]	38