| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 234 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 109 |
|
| 3 | [coord] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 92 |
|
| 4 | [verb] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 82 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 49 |
|
| 6 | and it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 47 |
|
| 7 | and it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 47 |
|
| 8 | but it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 45 |
|
| 9 | but it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 45 |
|
| 10 | as it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 42 |
|
| 11 | as it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 42 |
|
| 12 | [noun] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 39 |
|
| 13 | [adj] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 38 |
|
| 14 | [adv] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 36 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 34 |
|
| 16 | that it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 33 |
|
| 17 | that it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 33 |
|
| 18 | [that] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 33 |
|
| 19 | [adj] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 32 |
|
| 20 | think it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 22 |
|
| 21 | [adv] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 21 |
|
| 22 | [pron] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
|
| 23 | if it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
|
| 24 | if it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
|
| 25 | [Wh adv] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 13 |
|
| 26 | say it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 13 |
|
| 27 | said it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 12 |
|
| 28 | because it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 12 |
|
| 29 | [Wh det] it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 12 |
|
| 30 | know it [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 12 |
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