| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 147 |
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| 2 | [verb] [conj] it was n't | 142 |
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| 3 | [verb] [that] it [was/were] n't | 96 |
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| 4 | [verb] that it [was/were] n't | 96 |
|
| 5 | [verb] that it [was/were] n't | 96 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 56 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [coord] it [was/were] n't | 27 |
|
| 8 | [verb] [subord] it [was/were] n't | 24 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 22 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 20 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 18 |
|
| 12 | [v-ing] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 18 |
|
| 13 | know [conj] it [was/were] n't | 16 |
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| 14 | [verb] if it [was/were] n't | 15 |
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| 15 | [verb] if it [was/were] n't | 15 |
|
| 16 | [verb] but it [was/were] n't | 13 |
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| 17 | [verb] and it [was/were] n't | 13 |
|
| 18 | [verb] and it [was/were] n't | 13 |
|
| 19 | [verb] but it [was/were] n't | 13 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [conj] it [was/were] n't | 11 |
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| 21 | have [conj] it [was/were] n't | 8 |
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| 22 | say [conj] it [was/were] n't | 7 |
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| 23 | realise [conj] it [was/were] n't | 6 |
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| 24 | knew [conj] it [was/were] n't | 6 |
|
| 25 | had [conj] it [was/were] n't | 6 |
|
| 26 | suggest [conj] it [was/were] n't | 5 |
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| 27 | know [conj] it [was/were] n't | 5 |
|
| 28 | [verb] [conj] it were n't | 5 |
|
| 29 | [verb] because it [was/were] n't | 5 |
|
| 30 | [verb] because it [was/were] n't | 5 |
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