| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] a matter [prep] | 66 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] a matter [prep] | 65 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] simply a matter [prep] | 17 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] simply a matter [prep] | 17 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] just a matter [prep] | 15 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] just a matter [prep] | 15 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] much a matter [prep] | 9 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] much a matter [prep] | 9 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] only a matter [prep] | 8 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] only a matter [prep] | 8 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] longer a matter [prep] | 6 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] longer a matter [prep] | 6 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] merely a matter [prep] | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] merely a matter [prep] | 5 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 165 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 161 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 156 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 156 |
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| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 66 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 55 |
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| 21 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 20 |
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| 22 | [det] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 17 |
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| 23 | this [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 15 |
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| 24 | this [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 15 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] a matter [prep] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] a matter [prep] | 66 |
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| 27 | [was/were] not [adv] a matter [prep] | 37 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [not/n't] [adv] a matter [prep] | 37 |
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| 29 | [was/were] not [adv] a matter [prep] | 33 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] a matter [prep] | 29 |
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