| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [det] was a [noun sg] | 1491 |
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| 2 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] | 889 |
|
| 3 | that [was/were] a [noun sg] | 567 |
|
| 4 | [det] [was/were] a bit | 75 |
|
| 5 | [det] [was/were] a time | 35 |
|
| 6 | [det] were a [noun sg] | 34 |
|
| 7 | [det] [was/were] a case | 31 |
|
| 8 | [det] [was/were] a mistake | 28 |
|
| 9 | [det] [was/were] a matter | 24 |
|
| 10 | these [was/were] a [noun sg] | 24 |
|
| 11 | [det] [was/were] a man | 24 |
|
| 12 | [det] [was/were] a period | 18 |
|
| 13 | [det] [was/were] a lot | 18 |
|
| 14 | [det] [was/were] a game | 15 |
|
| 15 | [det] [was/were] a sort | 13 |
|
| 16 | [det] [was/were] a reference | 11 |
|
| 17 | latter [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 18 | [det] [was/were] a problem | 11 |
|
| 19 | [det] [was/were] a shame | 10 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] a form | 10 |
|
| 21 | [det] [was/were] a result | 10 |
|
| 22 | [det] [was/were] a part | 10 |
|
| 23 | [det] [was/were] a relief | 10 |
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| 24 | another [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 25 | [det] [was/were] a day | 9 |
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| 26 | [det] [was/were] a possibility | 9 |
|
| 27 | [det] [was/were] a joke | 9 |
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| 28 | [det] [was/were] a chance | 8 |
|
| 29 | [det] [was/were] a kind | 8 |
|
| 30 | [det] [was/were] a disaster | 8 |
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