| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 154 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 73 |
|
| 3 | [coord] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 42 |
|
| 4 | if it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 40 |
|
| 5 | if it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 40 |
|
| 6 | that it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 39 |
|
| 7 | that it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 39 |
|
| 8 | [that] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 39 |
|
| 9 | [adv] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 38 |
|
| 10 | [pron] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 24 |
|
| 11 | [adj] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 24 |
|
| 12 | and it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 13 | and it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 14 | [adj] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 16 | [noun] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 20 |
|
| 17 | but it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 19 |
|
| 18 | but it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 19 |
|
| 19 | [adv] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 18 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 17 |
|
| 22 | what it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 15 |
|
| 23 | what it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [verb] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 14 |
|
| 25 | how it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 26 | how it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 7 |
|
| 28 | as it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 6 |
|
| 29 | which it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 6 |
|
| 30 | which it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 6 |
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