No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | it [was/were] [adv] a | 3293 | |
2 | it [was/were] [adv] a | 2199 | |
3 | it [be] merely a | 97 | |
4 | [pron] [was/were] merely a | 68 | |
5 | [pers pn] [was/were] merely a | 61 | |
6 | it [was/were] merely [art] | 54 | |
7 | it [was/were] merely a | 44 | |
8 | it [was/were] merely a | 44 |