| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] a | 8041 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] also a | 1157 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] only a | 976 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] just a | 864 |
|
| 5 | were [adv] a | 721 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] still a | 553 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] quite a | 543 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] always a | 371 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] now a | 247 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] once a | 214 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] probably a | 183 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] never a | 180 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] already a | 163 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] simply a | 150 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] almost a | 148 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] merely a | 136 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] clearly a | 122 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] certainly a | 121 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] really a | 120 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] obviously a | 100 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] indeed a | 100 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] essentially a | 94 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] even a | 93 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] hardly a | 89 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] rather a | 88 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] then a | 79 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] originally a | 78 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] both a | 73 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] about a | 66 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] there a | 64 |
|
