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No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adv] the [noun sg]	465
2	it [was/were] just the [noun sg]	76
3	it [was/were] only the [noun sg]	75
4	it [was/were] also the [noun sg]	73
5	it [was/were] probably the [noun sg]	27
6	it [was/were] [adv] the case	22
7	it [was/were] always the [noun sg]	16
8	it [was/were] simply the [noun sg]	15
9	it [was/were] [adv] the way	15
10	it [was/were] [adv] the sort	12
11	it [was/were] then the [noun sg]	11
12	it [was/were] [adv] the end	10
13	it [was/were] [adv] the result	9
14	it [was/were] still the [noun sg]	9
15	it [was/were] perhaps the [noun sg]	8
16	it [was/were] precisely the [noun sg]	8
17	it [was/were] [adv] the intention	8
18	it were [adv] the [noun sg]	8
19	it [was/were] once the [noun sg]	8
20	it [was/were] [adv] the home	8
21	it [was/were] actually the [noun sg]	7
22	it [was/were] [adv] the thought	7
23	it [was/were] [adv] the fact	7
24	it [was/were] [adv] the effect	7
25	it [was/were] [adv] the beginning	6
26	it [was/were] certainly the [noun sg]	6
27	it [was/were] hardly the [noun sg]	6
28	it [was/were] originally the [noun sg]	6
29	it [was/were] merely the [noun sg]	6
30	it [was/were] partly the [noun sg]	6