| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it was [adv] [vb pp] [conj] | 963 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] that | 838 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] that | 838 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [that] | 838 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] also [vb pp] [conj] | 247 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] widely [vb pp] [conj] | 114 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [coord] | 80 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] generally [vb pp] [conj] | 77 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [adv] agreed [conj] | 77 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] and | 72 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] and | 72 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [adv] believed [conj] | 65 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [subord] | 46 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] [adv] reported [conj] | 46 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] [adv] assumed [conj] | 34 |
|
| 16 | it [was/were] [adv] suggested [conj] | 33 |
|
| 17 | it [was/were] [adv] known [conj] | 32 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] later [vb pp] [conj] | 31 |
|
| 19 | it [was/were] [adv] felt [conj] | 31 |
|
| 20 | it [was/were] [adv] accepted [conj] | 28 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] further [vb pp] [conj] | 28 |
|
| 22 | it [was/were] [adv] announced [conj] | 27 |
|
| 23 | it [was/were] [adv] thought [conj] | 26 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] [adv] decided [conj] | 26 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] well [vb pp] [conj] | 24 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] always [vb pp] [conj] | 24 |
|
| 27 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] as | 21 |
|
| 28 | it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] as | 21 |
|
| 29 | it [was/were] [adv] noted [conj] | 21 |
|
| 30 | it [was/were] [adv] found [conj] | 20 |
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