SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	but [pron] [was/were] [prep] the	129
2	but [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the	121
3	but it [was/were] [prep] the	69
4	but it [was/were] [prep] the	69
5	but [adj] [was/were] [prep] the	47
6	but [det] [was/were] [prep] the	46
7	but that [was/were] [prep] the	36
8	but that [was/were] [prep] the	36
9	but [noun] [was/were] [prep] the	18
10	but i [was/were] [prep] the	16
11	but i [was/were] [prep] the	16
12	but he [was/were] [prep] the	14
13	but he [was/were] [prep] the	14
14	but [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the	11
15	but they [was/were] [prep] the	8
16	but they [was/were] [prep] the	8
17	but this [was/were] [prep] the	7
18	but this [was/were] [prep] the	7
19	but [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the	6
20	but you [was/were] [prep] the	6
21	but you [was/were] [prep] the	6
22	but [was/were] [verb] [prep] the	166
23	but [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the	162
24	but [was/were] [adj] [prep] the	53
25	but [was/were] [adj] [prep] the	44
26	but [was/were] [adv] [prep] the	21
27	but [was/were] [adv] [prep] the	18
28	but [was/were] [noun] [prep] the	7
29	but [was/were] [num] [prep] the	7
30	but [was/were] one [prep] the	6