| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adv] [was/were] it [conj] | 60 |
|
| 2 | [Wh adv] [was/were] it [conj] | 48 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] it [conj] | 35 |
|
| 4 | what [was/were] it [conj] | 26 |
|
| 5 | what [was/were] it [conj] | 26 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] [was/were] it [conj] | 26 |
|
| 7 | [conj] [was/were] it [conj] | 25 |
|
| 8 | [coord] [was/were] it [conj] | 23 |
|
| 9 | why [was/were] it [conj] | 21 |
|
| 10 | why [was/were] it [conj] | 21 |
|
| 11 | or [was/were] it [conj] | 18 |
|
| 12 | or [was/were] it [conj] | 18 |
|
| 13 | how [was/were] it [conj] | 17 |
|
| 14 | how [was/were] it [conj] | 17 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] it [conj] | 15 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] it [conj] | 14 |
|
| 17 | [adj] [was/were] it [conj] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [adv] [was/were] it [conj] | 12 |
|
| 19 | that [was/were] it [conj] | 9 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] it [conj] | 9 |
|
| 21 | that [was/were] it [conj] | 9 |
|
| 22 | when [was/were] it [conj] | 6 |
|
| 23 | when [was/were] it [conj] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] it [conj] | 5 |
|
| 25 | ago [was/were] it [conj] | 5 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] it [conj] | 5 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] it [conj] | 5 |
|
| 28 | ago [was/were] it [conj] | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] it [conj] | 74 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [conj] | 60 |
|
