| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 154 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [verb] in the [num ord] | 45 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the first | 37 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 6 | it [be] [verb] in the first | 11 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] in [art] first | 9 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] in the first | 9 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] in the first | 9 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] in the first | 9 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] in [art] first | 9 |
|
