| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it was [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1183 |
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| 2 | it was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 847 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the time | 67 |
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| 4 | it [be] [verb] [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 5 | it be [verb] [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 6 | it was [verb] [prep] [art] time | 19 |
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| 7 | it was [verb] [prep] the time | 17 |
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| 8 | it was [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
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