| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 569 |
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| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 213 |
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| 3 | [coord] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 205 |
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| 4 | [verb] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 177 |
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| 5 | that it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 151 |
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| 6 | [that] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 151 |
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| 7 | that it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 151 |
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| 8 | but it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 118 |
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| 9 | but it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 118 |
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| 10 | [adv] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 113 |
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| 11 | [vb past] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 103 |
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| 12 | [adv] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 103 |
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| 13 | [noun] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 98 |
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| 14 | and it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 15 | and it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 16 | because it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 63 |
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| 17 | because it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 63 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 61 |
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| 19 | if it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 57 |
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| 20 | if it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 57 |
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| 21 | think it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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| 22 | say it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 23 | [vb base] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 24 | [adj] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 25 | said it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 26 | as it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 27 | as it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 28 | thought it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 29 | whether it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 30 | whether it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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