No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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1 | [noun pl] were [adv] a | 121 | |
2 | [noun pl] was [adv] a | 88 | |
3 | [noun pl] [was/were] also a | 26 | |
4 | [noun pl] [was/were] only a | 24 | |
5 | [noun pl] [was/were] just a | 14 | |
6 | [noun pl] [was/were] still a | 12 | |
7 | [noun pl] [was/were] always a | 9 | |
8 | [noun pl] [was/were] both a | 6 | |
9 | [noun pl] [was/were] merely a | 5 | |
10 | [noun pl] [was/were] simply a | 5 | |
11 | [noun pl] [was/were] now a | 5 |