| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 1225 |
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| 2 | [verb] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 594 |
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| 3 | [subord] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 509 |
|
| 4 | [coord] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 404 |
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| 5 | [vb past] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 318 |
|
| 6 | that it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 7 | [that] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 8 | that it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 312 |
|
| 9 | [adv] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 262 |
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| 10 | [adv] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 237 |
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| 11 | [noun] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 236 |
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| 12 | if it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 235 |
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| 13 | if it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 235 |
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| 14 | and it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 215 |
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| 15 | and it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 215 |
|
| 16 | think it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 214 |
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| 17 | but it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 185 |
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| 18 | but it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 185 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 162 |
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| 20 | thought it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 21 | say it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 124 |
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| 22 | [vb base] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 23 | said it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 24 | know it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 25 | [prep] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 26 | [prep] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 27 | [pron] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 65 |
|
| 28 | because it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 61 |
|
| 29 | because it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 60 |
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