| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] the | 141 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] the | 75 |
|
| 3 | [noun] it [was/were] [verb] the | 61 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] the | 51 |
|
| 5 | that it [was/were] [verb] the | 45 |
|
| 6 | that it [was/were] [verb] the | 45 |
|
| 7 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] the | 45 |
|
| 8 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] the | 34 |
|
| 9 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] the | 26 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] it [was/were] [verb] the | 24 |
|
| 11 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] the | 23 |
|
| 12 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] the | 21 |
|
| 13 | said it [was/were] [verb] the | 17 |
|
| 14 | say it [was/were] [verb] the | 17 |
|
| 15 | if it [was/were] [verb] the | 15 |
|
| 16 | if it [was/were] [verb] the | 15 |
|
| 17 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] the | 14 |
|
| 18 | and it [was/were] [verb] the | 14 |
|
| 19 | and it [was/were] [verb] the | 14 |
|
| 20 | when it [was/were] [verb] the | 12 |
|
| 21 | when it [was/were] [verb] the | 12 |
|
| 22 | [pron] it [was/were] [verb] the | 11 |
|
| 23 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] the | 11 |
|
| 24 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [verb] the | 11 |
|
| 25 | as it [was/were] [verb] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | as it [was/were] [verb] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | [num] it [was/were] [verb] the | 10 |
|
| 28 | [prep] it [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | after it [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | task it [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
