SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [noun sg] [prep] the [adj]	353
2	was [noun sg] of the [adj]	270
3	was part [prep] the [adj]	125
4	was [noun sg] in the [adj]	32
5	was president [prep] the [adj]	30
6	was [noun sg] to the [adj]	28
7	was [noun sg] for the [adj]	27
8	was chairman [prep] the [adj]	23
9	was [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord]	21
10	was [noun sg] [prep] the [num]	17
11	was [noun sg] on the [adj]	15
12	was time [prep] the [adj]	14
13	was [noun sg] [prep] the [det]	14
14	was head [prep] the [adj]	13
15	was [noun sg] [prep] the same	13
16	was [noun sg] [prep] the british	13
17	was [noun sg] [prep] the royal	13
18	was [noun sg] [prep] the british	13
19	was [noun sg] [prep] the same	13
20	was [noun sg] [prep] the royal	13
21	was [noun sg] [prep] the first	12
22	was [noun sg] [prep] the first	12
23	was [noun sg] [prep] the other	11
24	was [noun sg] [prep] the other	11
25	was [noun sg] [prep] the [adj -er]	10
26	was secretary [prep] the [adj]	10
27	was [noun sg] from the [adj]	9
28	was [noun sg] [prep] the local	8
29	was [noun sg] [prep] the local	8
30	was leader [prep] the [adj]	7