| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [that] it [was/were] the | 245 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [that] it [was/were] the | 105 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [that] it [was/were] the | 86 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [that] it [was/were] the | 78 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] [that] it [was/were] the | 33 |
|
| 6 | [adv] [that] it [was/were] the | 29 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [that] it [was/were] the | 28 |
|
| 8 | [vb infin] [that] it [was/were] the | 26 |
|
| 9 | say [that] it [was/were] the | 25 |
|
| 10 | [adj] [that] it [was/were] the | 24 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [that] it [was/were] the | 24 |
|
| 12 | [be] [that] it [was/were] the | 23 |
|
| 13 | be [that] it [was/were] the | 23 |
|
| 14 | [to-vb] [that] it [was/were] the | 23 |
|
| 15 | [adv] [that] it [was/were] the | 20 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] [that] it [was/were] the | 20 |
|
| 17 | argue [that] it [was/were] the | 18 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [that] it [was/were] the | 18 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [that] it [was/were] the | 16 |
|
| 20 | fact [that] it [was/were] the | 15 |
|
| 21 | fact [that] it [was/were] the | 15 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [that] it [was/were] the | 15 |
|
| 23 | [vb -s] [that] it [was/were] the | 14 |
|
| 24 | and [that] it [was/were] the | 13 |
|
| 25 | and [that] it [was/were] the | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [that] it [was/were] the | 12 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [that] it [was/were] the | 12 |
|
| 28 | was [that] it [was/were] the | 11 |
|
| 29 | believe [that] it [was/were] the | 11 |
|
| 30 | realise [that] it [was/were] the | 10 |
|
