| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] it [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 2 | [Wh det] [was/were] it [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 3 | what [was/were] it [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 4 | what [was/were] it [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 5 | [coord] [was/were] it [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 6 | [conj] [was/were] it [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 7 | or [was/were] it [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 8 | or [was/were] it [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 9 | [adj] [was/were] it [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] it [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [prep] it [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [prep] it [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] do it [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] doing it [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [not/n't] it [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] not it [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] it [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] it [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] it [adv] [prep] the | 118 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] it not [prep] the | 110 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] it not [prep] the | 110 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] it [not/n't] [prep] the | 110 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] it [adj] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] it [adj] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] it [verb] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] it [vb pp] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] it [adv] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] it [was/were] [prep] the | 5 |
|
