| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 24262 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 23476 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] a [noun] [noun sg] | 3211 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [noun sg] | 2832 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] a good [noun sg] | 1170 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] a good [noun sg] | 1095 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] a great [noun sg] | 956 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] a great [noun sg] | 914 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] | 550 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] | 540 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] a small [noun sg] | 455 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] a small [noun sg] | 435 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] a little [noun sg] | 431 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 418 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] a little [noun sg] | 407 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] a big [noun sg] | 401 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] a big [noun sg] | 380 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] a major [noun sg] | 309 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] a major [noun sg] | 309 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] a real [noun sg] | 287 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] a real [noun sg] | 287 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] a large [noun sg] | 256 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] a new [noun sg] | 250 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] a new [noun sg] | 250 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] a large [noun sg] | 248 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] a young [noun sg] | 240 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] a [noun prp] [noun sg] | 238 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] a young [noun sg] | 231 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] a different [noun sg] | 194 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] a different [noun sg] | 194 |
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