| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was a [noun sg] | 10063 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5896 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] a [noun sg] | 2291 |
|
| 4 | i [was/were] a [noun sg] | 1164 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] were a [noun sg] | 973 |
|
| 6 | she [was/were] a [noun sg] | 898 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] a bit | 703 |
|
| 8 | you [was/were] a [noun sg] | 302 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] a man | 288 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] a child | 244 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] a [noun sg] | 240 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] a member | 215 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] a boy | 137 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] a matter | 134 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] a woman | 117 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] a lot | 113 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] a case | 95 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] a relief | 93 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] a kid | 92 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] a question | 92 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] a mistake | 87 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] a girl | 86 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] a kind | 74 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] a student | 72 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] a friend | 71 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] a time | 69 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] a sort | 64 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] a pity | 64 |
|
| 29 | we [was/were] a [noun sg] | 60 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] a year | 58 |
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