| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [ex0] [was/were] a | 3633 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [ex0] [was/were] a | 1432 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [ex0] [was/were] a | 1231 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [ex0] [was/were] a | 1208 |
|
| 5 | and [ex0] [was/were] a | 1018 |
|
| 6 | and [ex0] [was/were] a | 1018 |
|
| 7 | that [ex0] [was/were] a | 993 |
|
| 8 | [that] [ex0] [was/were] a | 993 |
|
| 9 | that [ex0] [was/were] a | 993 |
|
| 10 | [adv] [ex0] [was/were] a | 980 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [ex0] [was/were] a | 901 |
|
| 12 | [adv] [ex0] [was/were] a | 802 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [ex0] [was/were] a | 641 |
|
| 14 | if [ex0] [was/were] a | 433 |
|
| 15 | if [ex0] [was/were] a | 433 |
|
| 16 | but [ex0] [was/were] a | 400 |
|
| 17 | but [ex0] [was/were] a | 400 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [ex0] [was/were] a | 324 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [ex0] [was/were] a | 295 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [ex0] [was/were] a | 188 |
|
| 21 | [num] [ex0] [was/were] a | 184 |
|
| 22 | then [ex0] [was/were] a | 178 |
|
| 23 | then [ex0] [was/were] a | 178 |
|
| 24 | [Wh adv] [ex0] [was/were] a | 172 |
|
| 25 | say [ex0] [was/were] a | 138 |
|
| 26 | when [ex0] [was/were] a | 136 |
|
| 27 | when [ex0] [was/were] a | 136 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [ex0] [was/were] a | 133 |
|
| 29 | [noun prp] [ex0] [was/were] a | 131 |
|
| 30 | [vb base] [ex0] [was/were] a | 128 |
|
