| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 274 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 128 |
|
| 3 | that it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 103 |
|
| 4 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 103 |
|
| 5 | that it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 103 |
|
| 6 | [noun] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 91 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 68 |
|
| 8 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 66 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 49 |
|
| 10 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 49 |
|
| 11 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 48 |
|
| 12 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 43 |
|
| 13 | if it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 33 |
|
| 14 | if it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 33 |
|
| 15 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 32 |
|
| 16 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 32 |
|
| 17 | and it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 27 |
|
| 18 | and it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 27 |
|
| 19 | say it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 26 |
|
| 20 | said it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 25 |
|
| 21 | [pron] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 19 |
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| 22 | when it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 23 | when it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 17 |
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| 25 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 16 |
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| 26 | but it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 16 |
|
| 27 | but it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 16 |
|
| 28 | because it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 15 |
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| 29 | because it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 15 |
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| 30 | [prep] it [was/were] [verb] [art] | 14 |
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