| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | it was [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun] | 26 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] something [prep] the [noun] | 12 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] something [prep] the [noun] | 12 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [pron] in the [noun] | 11 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] nothing [prep] the [noun] | 8 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] nothing [prep] the [noun] | 8 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [pron] of the [noun] | 6 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] | 5 |
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