| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 555 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 328 |
|
| 3 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 135 |
|
| 4 | [noun] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 125 |
|
| 5 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 7 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 92 |
|
| 8 | that it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 92 |
|
| 9 | that it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 92 |
|
| 10 | and it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 88 |
|
| 11 | and it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 88 |
|
| 12 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 13 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 59 |
|
| 14 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 15 | as it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 16 | as it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 17 | when it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 18 | when it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 19 | but it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 20 | if it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 21 | but it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 22 | if it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 46 |
|
| 23 | [prep] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 24 | [prep] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 25 | when it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 26 | when it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 27 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 28 | [num] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 29 | because it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 30 | because it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 31 |
|
