SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [verb] that the [adj]	357
2	was [vb pp] that the [adj]	319
3	was [verb] that the [adj]	282
4	was agree that the [adj]	24
5	was [verb] that the [num]	24
6	was agreed that the [adj]	24
7	was [to-vb] that the [adj]	22
8	was [verb] that the [num ord]	20
9	was tell that the [adj]	19
10	was told that the [adj]	19
11	was announce that the [adj]	17
12	was report that the [adj]	17
13	was [verb] that the new	17
14	was [verb] that the new	17
15	was announced that the [adj]	17
16	was suggest that the [adj]	17
17	was reported that the [adj]	17
18	was [v-ing] that the [adj]	16
19	was argue that the [adj]	14
20	was find that the [adj]	14
21	was felt that the [adj]	13
22	was assume that the [adj]	13
23	was feel that the [adj]	13
24	was hold that the [adj]	13
25	was found that the [adj]	13
26	was say that the [adj]	13
27	was suggested that the [adj]	13
28	was held that the [adj]	13
29	was [verb] that the [adj -est]	12
30	was [verb] that the [det]	12