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No	Pattern	Freq
1	it was [adv] the [adj]	598
2	it [was/were] [adv] the [adj]	367
3	it [was/were] [adv] the [adj]	292
4	it [was/were] [not/n't] the [adj]	225
5	it [was/were] not the [adj]	225
6	it [was/were] [adv] the [num ord]	128
7	it [was/were] n't the [adj]	113
8	it [was/were] not the [adj]	112
9	it [was/were] [adv] the [det]	86
10	it [was/were] [adv] the same	84
11	it [was/were] [adv] the same	84
12	it [was/were] [adv] the first	77
13	it [was/were] [adv] the first	77
14	it [was/were] [adv] the [adj -est]	74
15	it [was/were] only the [adj]	60
16	it [was/were] only the [adj]	60
17	it [was/were] also the [adj]	50
18	it [was/were] also the [adj]	50
19	it [was/were] [adv] the only	40
20	it [was/were] [adv] the only	40
21	it [was/were] probably the [adj]	38
22	it [was/were] probably the [adj]	38
23	it [was/were] just the [adj]	33
24	it [was/were] just the [adj]	33
25	it [was/were] always the [adj]	28
26	it [was/were] always the [adj]	28
27	it [was/were] [adv] the good	24
28	it [was/were] [adv] the best	23
29	it [was/were] [adv] the last	18
30	it [was/were] [adv] the last	18