| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it was [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 1771 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] | 1164 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 473 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] just [art] [noun sg] | 350 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] only [art] [noun sg] | 318 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] also [art] [noun sg] | 176 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [adv] an [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] matter | 139 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] quite [art] [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] case | 65 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] simply [art] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] probably [art] [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] question | 53 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] almost [art] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] always [art] [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] still [art] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] merely [art] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] more [art] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] shock | 31 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] really [art] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] year | 28 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] bit | 26 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] way | 25 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] hardly [art] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] certainly [art] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 26 | it were [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 27 | it [was/were] perhaps [art] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 28 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] relief | 20 |
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| 29 | it [was/were] then [art] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 30 | it [was/were] never [art] [noun sg] | 18 |
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