| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] it [was/were] | 296 |
|
| 2 | [vb mod] [vb infin] it [was/were] | 279 |
|
| 3 | [vb mod] say it [was/were] | 97 |
|
| 4 | [vb mod] say it [was/were] | 87 |
|
| 5 | [vb mod] think it [was/were] | 64 |
|
| 6 | [vb mod] think it [was/were] | 59 |
|
| 7 | [vb mod] see it [was/were] | 32 |
|
| 8 | [vb mod] see it [was/were] | 32 |
|
| 9 | [vb mod] [conj] it [was/were] | 31 |
|
| 10 | [vb mod] [to-vb] it [was/were] | 17 |
|
| 11 | [vb mod] [subord] it [was/were] | 17 |
|
| 12 | [vb mod] know it [was/were] | 16 |
|
| 13 | [vb mod] know it [was/were] | 16 |
|
| 14 | [vb mod] if it [was/were] | 13 |
|
| 15 | [vb mod] if it [was/were] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [vb mod] tell it [was/were] | 12 |
|
| 17 | [vb mod] tell it [was/were] | 12 |
|
| 18 | [vb mod] to say it [was/were] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [vb mod] [adv] it [was/were] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [vb mod] rather it [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [vb mod] rather it [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [vb mod] [adv] it [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [vb mod] that it [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [vb mod] [that] it [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 25 | [vb mod] that it [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [vb mod] admit it [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [vb mod] admit it [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [vb mod] [coord] it [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [vb mod] find it [was/were] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [vb mod] find it [was/were] | 5 |
|
