| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it be | 318 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it [be] | 316 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it [was/were] | 281 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it was | 278 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [conj] it [be] | 251 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] it [be] | 239 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] it [be] | 120 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] that it [be] | 104 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [that] it [be] | 104 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] that it [be] | 104 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] it [be] | 94 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] and it [be] | 77 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] and it [be] | 77 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] [conj] it [be] | 67 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] it [be] | 65 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it [is] | 35 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] because it [be] | 32 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] because it [be] | 32 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] it is | 27 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] tell [conj] it [be] | 23 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] told [conj] it [be] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] when it [be] | 22 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] when it [be] | 22 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] but it [be] | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] but it [be] | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] as it [be] | 15 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] as it [be] | 15 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [to-vb] [conj] it [be] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] hold [conj] it [be] | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] held [conj] it [be] | 11 |
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