| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [art] | 4049 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [adv] [art] | 3490 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] a | 2469 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [art] | 2437 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] a | 2110 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] the | 1533 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] the | 1533 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [art] | 1022 |
|
| 9 | [noun] were [adv] [art] | 559 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] | 559 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] also [art] | 380 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] an | 359 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] only [art] | 259 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] still [art] | 245 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] just [art] | 221 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] always [art] | 177 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] probably [art] | 174 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] now [art] | 142 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] once [art] | 106 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] merely [art] | 94 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] simply [art] | 93 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] already [art] | 74 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] clearly [art] | 73 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] quite [art] | 69 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] almost [art] | 67 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] really [art] | 66 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] often [art] | 65 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] essentially [art] | 65 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] perhaps [art] | 62 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] certainly [art] | 62 |
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