SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	was that the [noun]	1088
2	was that the [noun]	1088
3	was [that] the [noun]	1088
4	was [conj] the [noun sg]	926
5	was [conj] the [noun pl]	281
6	was [subord] the [noun]	186
7	was [conj] the [noun prp]	83
8	was because the [noun]	74
9	was because the [noun]	74
10	was whether the [noun]	64
11	was whether the [noun]	64
12	was [coord] the [noun]	34
13	was [conj] the government	24
14	was [conj] the government	24
15	was and the [noun]	18
16	was and the [noun]	18
17	was before the [noun]	18
18	was before the [noun]	18
19	was [conj] the [n mass]	15
20	was [conj] the defendant	15
21	was [conj] the child	12
22	was but the [noun]	11
23	was but the [noun]	11
24	was [conj] the company	11
25	was [conj] the defendant	10
26	was [conj] the company	10
27	was [conj] the man	9
28	was [conj] the children	9
29	was [conj] the party	8
30	was [conj] the number	8