| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7845 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] was a [noun sg] | 7339 |
|
| 3 | [ex0] [was/were] a lot | 536 |
|
| 4 | [ex0] were a [noun sg] | 506 |
|
| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] a number | 177 |
|
| 6 | [ex0] [was/were] a time | 174 |
|
| 7 | [ex0] [was/were] a pause | 170 |
|
| 8 | [ex0] [was/were] a silence | 135 |
|
| 9 | [ex0] [was/were] a man | 126 |
|
| 10 | [ex0] [was/were] a need | 104 |
|
| 11 | [ex0] [was/were] a knock | 102 |
|
| 12 | [ex0] [was/were] a moment | 98 |
|
| 13 | [ex0] [was/were] a couple | 77 |
|
| 14 | [ex0] [was/were] a bit | 73 |
|
| 15 | [ex0] [was/were] a feeling | 60 |
|
| 16 | [ex0] [was/were] a problem | 57 |
|
| 17 | [ex0] [was/were] a tendency | 50 |
|
| 18 | [ex0] [was/were] a danger | 50 |
|
| 19 | [ex0] [was/were] a case | 47 |
|
| 20 | [ex0] [was/were] a sense | 47 |
|
| 21 | [ex0] [was/were] a chance | 44 |
|
| 22 | [ex0] [was/were] a period | 44 |
|
| 23 | [ex0] [was/were] a woman | 44 |
|
| 24 | [ex0] [was/were] a change | 40 |
|
| 25 | [ex0] [was/were] a hint | 39 |
|
| 26 | [ex0] [was/were] a note | 36 |
|
| 27 | [ex0] [was/were] a gap | 36 |
|
| 28 | [ex0] [was/were] a smell | 35 |
|
| 29 | [ex0] [was/were] a lack | 34 |
|
| 30 | [ex0] [was/were] a kind | 34 |
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