| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] [art] | 122 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 86 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] it [prep] [art] | 81 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] it [prep] [art] | 41 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] a | 41 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [to-vb] it [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] it in [art] | 22 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] it in [art] | 22 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] do it [prep] [art] | 17 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] doing it [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] it with [art] | 15 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] it with [art] | 15 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] it for [art] | 14 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] it for [art] | 14 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] it as [art] | 12 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] it as [art] | 12 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] it to [art] | 11 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] it to [art] | 11 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] it on [art] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] it on [art] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] it from [art] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] it from [art] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] it at [art] | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] it at [art] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] it [prep] [art] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] use it [prep] [art] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] using it [prep] [art] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] it into [art] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] it into [art] | 5 |
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