| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it was the [num ord] [noun] | 793 |
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| 2 | it [be] the [num ord] time | 654 |
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| 3 | it be the [num ord] time | 654 |
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| 4 | it was the [adj] time | 439 |
|
| 5 | [pron] was the [num ord] time | 404 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] was the [num ord] time | 397 |
|
| 7 | it was [art] [num ord] time | 396 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] the [num ord] time | 395 |
|
| 9 | it was the [num ord] time | 394 |
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