| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] [verb] | 144 |
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| 2 | it [be] the [adj] way [verb] | 88 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [art] [adj] way [verb] | 51 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [art] [adj] way [verb] | 51 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] way [verb] | 27 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] the [adj] way [verb] | 26 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] way [verb] | 26 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] the [adj] way [verb] | 26 |
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