| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 2363 |
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| 2 | was a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 2246 |
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| 3 | [was/were] a very [adj] [noun sg] | 1058 |
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| 4 | [was/were] a very [adj] [noun sg] | 1058 |
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| 5 | [was/were] a [adv] [adj] man | 139 |
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| 6 | [was/were] a more [adj] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a more [adj] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a [adv] good [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 9 | were a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a most [adj] [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a most [adj] [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a particularly [adj] [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 13 | [was/were] a particularly [adj] [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 14 | [was/were] a [adv] different [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a really [adj] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 16 | [was/were] a really [adj] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a fairly [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 18 | [was/were] a rather [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 19 | [was/were] a rather [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a highly [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a fairly [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a highly [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a pretty [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a pretty [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a [adv] [adj] thing | 47 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a [adv] important [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a [adv] nice [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a [adv] small [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a relatively [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a [adv] [adj] affair | 42 |
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