| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be it merely [art] | 13 |
|
| 2 | [be] it merely [art] | 13 |
|
| 3 | is it merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 4 | [is] it merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] it merely [art] | 5 |
|
| 6 | was it merely [art] | 5 |
|
| 7 | it [be] merely [art] | 118 |
|
| 8 | it be merely [art] | 118 |
|
| 9 | it [is] merely [art] | 63 |
|
| 10 | it is merely [art] | 56 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] merely [art] | 54 |
|
| 12 | it was merely [art] | 49 |
|
| 13 | it [adv] merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 14 | it [adv] merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 15 | it as merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 16 | it as merely [art] | 8 |
|
| 17 | it 's merely [art] | 7 |
|
| 18 | it [verb] merely [art] | 5 |
|
| 19 | it were merely [art] | 5 |
|
| 20 | it merely [verb] [art] | 33 |
|
| 21 | it merely [vb -s] [art] | 21 |
|
| 22 | it merely [vb past] [art] | 10 |
|
| 23 | it merely [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 24 | it merely [art] [noun] | 11 |
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