| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 276 |
|
| 2 | it was [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 267 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the | 227 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 122 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the | 69 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] in the | 54 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] to the | 30 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] take [adv] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] of the | 19 |
|
| 17 | it [was/were] [verb] over [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] over [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] on the | 16 |
|
| 20 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] with the | 14 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 23 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the | 13 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] set [adv] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] set [adv] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 27 | it [was/were] put [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 28 | it [was/were] put [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 29 | it were [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 30 | it [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 9 |
|
