| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it was [vb pp] that [noun] | 740 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 740 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun prp] | 402 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun pl] | 217 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] announced that [noun] | 76 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] reported that [noun] | 62 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] agreed that [noun] | 48 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] suggested that [noun] | 37 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] said that [noun] | 36 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] revealed that [noun] | 33 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] found that [noun] | 28 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] felt that [noun] | 26 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] held that [noun] | 23 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] decided that [noun] | 21 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] thought that [noun] | 20 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] claimed that [noun] | 19 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] believed that [noun] | 18 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that mr | 17 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that mr | 17 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] alleged that [noun] | 15 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] assumed that [noun] | 15 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [n mass] | 15 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] discovered that [noun] | 14 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] noted that [noun] | 13 |
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| 26 | it [was/were] stated that [noun] | 13 |
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| 27 | it [was/were] estimated that [noun] | 12 |
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| 28 | it [was/were] known that [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | it [was/were] rumoured that [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | it [was/were] expected that [noun] | 11 |
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