| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be quite a [noun] | 800 |
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| 2 | [be] quite a [noun sg] | 797 |
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| 3 | [is] quite a [noun] | 347 |
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| 4 | [was/were] quite a [noun] | 261 |
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| 5 | [be] quite a lot | 229 |
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| 6 | [be] quite a lot | 229 |
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| 7 | was quite a [noun] | 225 |
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| 8 | 's quite a [noun] | 224 |
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| 9 | is quite a [noun] | 123 |
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| 10 | [be] quite a [noun] | 79 |
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| 11 | be quite a [noun] | 79 |
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| 12 | [been] quite a [noun] | 66 |
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| 13 | been quite a [noun] | 66 |
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| 14 | [be] quite a bit | 64 |
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| 15 | [be] quite a bit | 64 |
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| 16 | [am/are] quite a [noun] | 46 |
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| 17 | were quite a [noun] | 36 |
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| 18 | [be] quite a number | 33 |
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| 19 | [be] quite a number | 33 |
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| 20 | are quite a [noun] | 30 |
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| 21 | [be] quite a shock | 28 |
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| 22 | [be] quite a shock | 28 |
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| 23 | [be] quite a while | 15 |
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| 24 | [be] quite a while | 15 |
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| 25 | [be] quite a problem | 14 |
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| 26 | [be] quite a problem | 14 |
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| 27 | 're quite a [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [be] quite a challenge | 11 |
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| 29 | [be] quite a challenge | 11 |
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| 30 | [be] quite a way | 10 |
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