| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] a few [noun] | 99 |
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| 2 | was [adv] a [det] [noun pl] | 92 |
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| 3 | was only a [det] [noun] | 61 |
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| 4 | was just a [det] [noun] | 15 |
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| 5 | was quite a [det] [noun] | 13 |
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| 6 | was [adv] a [det] minute | 12 |
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| 7 | was [adv] a [det] minutes | 12 |
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| 8 | was [adv] a [det] yard | 8 |
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| 9 | was [adv] a [det] mile | 8 |
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| 10 | was [adv] a [det] yards | 8 |
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| 11 | was [adv] a [det] miles | 8 |
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| 12 | was [adv] a [det] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 13 | was [adv] a [det] years | 7 |
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| 14 | was [adv] a [det] feet | 7 |
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| 15 | was [adv] a [det] year | 7 |
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| 16 | was [adv] a [det] foot | 7 |
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| 17 | was [adv] a [det] inch | 6 |
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| 18 | was [adv] a [det] inches | 6 |
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| 19 | was [adv] a [det] [n mass] | 5 |
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| 20 | was [adv] a [det] people | 5 |
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| 21 | was [adv] a [det] day | 5 |
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| 22 | was [adv] a [det] people | 5 |
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| 23 | was [adv] a [det] days | 5 |
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| 24 | was still a [det] [noun] | 5 |
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