| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] | 6539 |
|
| 2 | [conj] it was [verb] | 6164 |
|
| 3 | [conj] it [was/were] [vb pp] | 5073 |
|
| 4 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] | 3793 |
|
| 5 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] | 1703 |
|
| 6 | [conj] it [was/were] [v-ing] | 1176 |
|
| 7 | and it [was/were] [verb] | 1163 |
|
| 8 | and it [was/were] [verb] | 1163 |
|
| 9 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] | 1044 |
|
| 10 | that it [was/were] [verb] | 1043 |
|
| 11 | that it [was/were] [verb] | 1043 |
|
| 12 | when it [was/were] [verb] | 764 |
|
| 13 | when it [was/were] [verb] | 764 |
|
| 14 | if it [was/were] [verb] | 656 |
|
| 15 | if it [was/were] [verb] | 656 |
|
| 16 | but it [was/were] [verb] | 533 |
|
| 17 | but it [was/were] [verb] | 533 |
|
| 18 | as it [was/were] [verb] | 477 |
|
| 19 | as it [was/were] [verb] | 477 |
|
| 20 | [conj] it were [verb] | 376 |
|
| 21 | because it [was/were] [verb] | 323 |
|
| 22 | because it [was/were] [verb] | 323 |
|
| 23 | [conj] it [was/were] [to-vb] | 260 |
|
| 24 | before it [was/were] [verb] | 211 |
|
| 25 | before it [was/were] [verb] | 211 |
|
| 26 | after it [was/were] [verb] | 204 |
|
| 27 | after it [was/were] [verb] | 204 |
|
| 28 | since it [was/were] [verb] | 200 |
|
| 29 | since it [was/were] [verb] | 200 |
|
| 30 | where it [was/were] [verb] | 199 |
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