| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [adv] a | 1926 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] a | 1309 |
|
| 3 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] a | 578 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] a | 209 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] also a | 209 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] only a | 198 |
|
| 7 | [noun] were [adv] a | 184 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] still a | 151 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] just a | 136 |
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| 10 | [noun] [was/were] always a | 80 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] now a | 79 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] once a | 59 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] simply a | 54 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] merely a | 54 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] quite a | 50 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] already a | 49 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] clearly a | 43 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] essentially a | 39 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] probably a | 39 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] never a | 37 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] really a | 36 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] originally a | 35 |
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| 23 | [noun] [was/were] almost a | 34 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] indeed a | 34 |
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| 25 | [noun] [was/were] certainly a | 30 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] both a | 28 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] obviously a | 26 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] usually a | 25 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] primarily a | 21 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] often a | 19 |
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