| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] a few [noun] | 170 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] [noun pl] | 152 |
|
| 3 | was [adv] a [det] [noun] | 105 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] only a [det] [noun] | 97 |
|
| 5 | were [adv] a [det] [noun] | 71 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] quite a [det] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] just a [det] [noun] | 20 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] minute | 13 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] minutes | 13 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] [n mass] | 12 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] people | 12 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] people | 12 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] still a [det] [noun] | 11 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] yard | 11 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] yards | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] year | 10 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] years | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] miles | 10 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] mile | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] inches | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] inch | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] foot | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] feet | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] days | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] day | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] hour | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] week | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] weeks | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] a [det] hours | 5 |
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