| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] | 114 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] | 74 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] [v-ing] | 64 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 59 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] | 55 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] not [prep] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] n't [prep] [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] only [prep] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] only [prep] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] not [prep] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] just [prep] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] just [prep] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] capable [prep] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] well [prep] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] well [prep] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] capable [prep] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] almost [prep] [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] almost [prep] [v-ing] | 8 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] sort [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] sort [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 26 | it [was/were] something [prep] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 27 | it [was/were] something [prep] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 28 | it [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 29 | it [was/were] all [prep] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 30 | it [was/were] all [prep] [v-ing] | 5 |
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