| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 156 |
|
| 2 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 80 |
|
| 3 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 79 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 60 |
|
| 5 | that it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 44 |
|
| 6 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 44 |
|
| 7 | that it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 44 |
|
| 8 | think it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 35 |
|
| 9 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 33 |
|
| 10 | thought it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 31 |
|
| 11 | [noun] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 30 |
|
| 12 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 29 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 24 |
|
| 14 | and it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 24 |
|
| 15 | and it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 24 |
|
| 16 | [pron] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 20 |
|
| 17 | know it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 18 |
|
| 18 | as it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 17 |
|
| 19 | as it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 17 |
|
| 20 | because it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 16 |
|
| 21 | because it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 16 |
|
| 22 | if it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 15 |
|
| 23 | if it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [adv] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 14 |
|
| 25 | [Wh det] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 14 |
|
| 26 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 13 |
|
| 27 | knew it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 13 |
|
| 28 | [adj] it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 10 |
|
| 29 | but it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 8 |
|
| 30 | but it [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 8 |
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