| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was a [noun sg] of | 7132 |
|
| 2 | were a [noun sg] of | 952 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] a lot of | 554 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] a member of | 414 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] a bit of | 287 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] a matter of | 201 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] a number of | 191 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] a kind of | 173 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] a man of | 166 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] a sort of | 147 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] a couple of | 142 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] a friend of | 109 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] a case of | 100 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] a way of | 92 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] a part of | 87 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] a mixture of | 82 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] a time of | 80 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] a period of | 78 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] a waste of | 76 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] a question of | 76 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] a form of | 65 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] a source of | 64 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] a result of | 58 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] a group of | 57 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] a piece of | 57 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] a product of | 52 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] a moment of | 50 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] a sense of | 48 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] a feature of | 44 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] a lack of | 44 |
|
