SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] it was [verb] the	127
2	[subord] it was [verb] the	61
3	[noun] it was [verb] the	61
4	[noun sg] it was [verb] the	51
5	[that] it was [verb] the	45
6	that it was [verb] the	45
7	that it was [verb] the	45
8	[verb] it was [verb] the	32
9	[adv] it was [verb] the	26
10	[vb past] it was [verb] the	23
11	[adj] it was [verb] the	23
12	[coord] it was [verb] the	21
13	say it was [verb] the	16
14	said it was [verb] the	16
15	and it was [verb] the	14
16	and it was [verb] the	14
17	[adv] it was [verb] the	14
18	when it was [verb] the	12
19	when it was [verb] the	12
20	[pron] it was [verb] the	11
21	[adj] it was [verb] the	11
22	[Wh adv] it was [verb] the	11
23	[num] it was [verb] the	10
24	task it was [verb] the	8
25	task it was [verb] the	8
26	job it was [verb] the	8
27	job it was [verb] the	8
28	[noun pl] it was [verb] the	8
29	after it was [verb] the	8
30	after it was [verb] the	8