| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] that it [was/were] | 3561 |
|
| 2 | [verb] that it was | 3552 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] that it [was/were] | 1762 |
|
| 4 | [vb pp] that it [was/were] | 451 |
|
| 5 | say that it [was/were] | 408 |
|
| 6 | [to-vb] that it [was/were] | 362 |
|
| 7 | [v-ing] that it [was/were] | 345 |
|
| 8 | [vb infin] that it [was/were] | 314 |
|
| 9 | said that it [was/were] | 215 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] that it [was/were] | 173 |
|
| 11 | know that it [was/were] | 168 |
|
| 12 | see that it [was/were] | 166 |
|
| 13 | [vb -s] that it [was/were] | 154 |
|
| 14 | think that it [was/were] | 148 |
|
| 15 | suggest that it [was/were] | 135 |
|
| 16 | believe that it [was/were] | 119 |
|
| 17 | feel that it [was/were] | 115 |
|
| 18 | announce that it [was/were] | 115 |
|
| 19 | argue that it [was/were] | 104 |
|
| 20 | decide that it [was/were] | 98 |
|
| 21 | announced that it [was/were] | 96 |
|
| 22 | find that it [was/were] | 96 |
|
| 23 | knew that it [was/were] | 95 |
|
| 24 | saw that it [was/were] | 88 |
|
| 25 | felt that it [was/were] | 87 |
|
| 26 | claim that it [was/were] | 79 |
|
| 27 | show that it [was/were] | 76 |
|
| 28 | realise that it [was/were] | 74 |
|
| 29 | thought that it [was/were] | 73 |
|
| 30 | decided that it [was/were] | 65 |
|
