| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | it was say that [noun] | 37 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] say that [noun] | 37 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] said that [noun] | 36 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] say that [noun prp] | 19 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] say that [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] say that [noun pl] | 8 |
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