| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] it was a [noun sg] | 587 |
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| 2 | [vb past] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 318 |
|
| 3 | think it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 214 |
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| 4 | thought it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 125 |
|
| 5 | say it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 124 |
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| 6 | [vb base] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 114 |
|
| 7 | said it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 76 |
|
| 8 | know it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 71 |
|
| 9 | [vb infin] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 60 |
|
| 10 | [verb] it [was/were] a bit | 50 |
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| 11 | think it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 12 | knew it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 32 |
|
| 15 | [verb] it [was/were] a mistake | 25 |
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| 16 | think it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 18 | know it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 19 | feel it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 20 | say it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 21 | [verb] it [was/were] a joke | 13 |
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| 22 | believe it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 23 | [verb] it [was/were] a woman | 13 |
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| 24 | [vb -s] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | suppose it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] it [was/were] a matter | 11 |
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| 27 | saying it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 28 | suppose it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | felt it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 30 | thinking it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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