| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] it was [pron] | 285 |
|
| 2 | [verb] it was [pers pn] | 241 |
|
| 3 | [verb] it was [pos pn] | 226 |
|
| 4 | think it was [pron] | 197 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] it was [pron] | 136 |
|
| 6 | [verb] it was [indef pn] | 122 |
|
| 7 | know it was [pron] | 118 |
|
| 8 | [vb infin] it was [pron] | 96 |
|
| 9 | thought it was [pron] | 81 |
|
| 10 | say it was [pron] | 81 |
|
| 11 | [verb] it was his | 76 |
|
| 12 | [verb] it was his | 69 |
|
| 13 | [verb] it was you | 64 |
|
| 14 | [verb] it was you | 64 |
|
| 15 | think it was [pron] | 63 |
|
| 16 | [verb] it was something | 62 |
|
| 17 | [verb] it was something | 62 |
|
| 18 | knew it was [pron] | 60 |
|
| 19 | [verb] it was i | 54 |
|
| 20 | [verb] it was my | 53 |
|
| 21 | [verb] it was my | 53 |
|
| 22 | said it was [pron] | 51 |
|
| 23 | [verb] it was he | 47 |
|
| 24 | [verb] it was her | 45 |
|
| 25 | [verb] it was her | 45 |
|
| 26 | [verb] it was me | 40 |
|
| 27 | [vb pp] it was [pron] | 38 |
|
| 28 | [verb] it was him | 36 |
|
| 29 | [to-vb] it was [pron] | 30 |
|
| 30 | [verb] it was your | 29 |
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