| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] | 1886 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] | 1886 |
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| 3 | it was [adv] [art] [noun] | 1865 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 1792 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [adv] a [noun] | 1326 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [adv] a [noun] | 1182 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [adv] the [noun] | 545 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [adv] the [noun] | 545 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] just [art] [noun] | 364 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] only [art] [noun] | 339 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] also [art] [noun] | 180 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [adv] an [noun] | 144 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] matter | 139 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] matter | 139 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] quite [art] [noun] | 107 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] case | 65 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] case | 65 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] probably [art] [noun] | 62 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] simply [art] [noun] | 61 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun pl] | 60 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] question | 53 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] question | 53 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] almost [art] [noun] | 52 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] always [art] [noun] | 50 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] still [art] [noun] | 47 |
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| 26 | it [was/were] merely [art] [noun] | 40 |
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| 27 | it [was/were] more [art] [noun] | 38 |
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| 28 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] shock | 31 |
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| 29 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] shock | 31 |
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| 30 | it [was/were] really [art] [noun] | 31 |
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