SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] was merely	194
2	[pers pn] was merely	179
3	[noun] was merely	154
4	[noun sg] was merely	119
5	it was merely	76
6	it was merely	76
7	he was merely	42
8	he was merely	42
9	i was merely	35
10	i was merely	35
11	[noun prp] was merely	28
12	[adj] was merely	27
13	she was merely	25
14	she was merely	25
15	[det] was merely	22
16	this was merely	19
17	this was merely	19
18	[conj] was merely	10
19	[coord] was merely	8
20	[noun pl] was merely	6
21	[ex0] was merely	5
22	and was merely	5
23	and was merely	5
24	there was merely	5
25	there was merely	5
26	was [adv] merely	133
27	was not merely	123
28	was [not/n't] merely	123
29	was not merely	122
30	was [pron] merely	13