| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [conj] it [was/were] | 5407 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [conj] it was | 5284 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [that] it [was/were] | 3562 |
|
| 4 | [verb] that it [was/were] | 3561 |
|
| 5 | [verb] that it [was/were] | 3561 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [conj] it [was/were] | 2149 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [subord] it [was/were] | 1397 |
|
| 8 | [vb pp] [conj] it [was/were] | 1046 |
|
| 9 | [vb infin] [conj] it [was/were] | 610 |
|
| 10 | [to-vb] [conj] it [was/were] | 605 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [conj] it [was/were] | 531 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [coord] it [was/were] | 448 |
|
| 13 | say [conj] it [was/were] | 440 |
|
| 14 | [verb] if it [was/were] | 402 |
|
| 15 | [verb] if it [was/were] | 402 |
|
| 16 | [verb] and it [was/were] | 326 |
|
| 17 | [verb] and it [was/were] | 326 |
|
| 18 | know [conj] it [was/were] | 316 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] [conj] it [was/were] | 281 |
|
| 20 | see [conj] it [was/were] | 237 |
|
| 21 | said [conj] it [was/were] | 226 |
|
| 22 | [verb] whether it [was/were] | 225 |
|
| 23 | [verb] whether it [was/were] | 225 |
|
| 24 | [verb] as it [was/were] | 209 |
|
| 25 | [verb] as it [was/were] | 209 |
|
| 26 | [vb -s] [conj] it [was/were] | 185 |
|
| 27 | think [conj] it [was/were] | 162 |
|
| 28 | [verb] when it [was/were] | 142 |
|
| 29 | [verb] when it [was/were] | 142 |
|
| 30 | [verb] because it [was/were] | 141 |
|
