| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] a | 9231 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] a | 8762 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] also a | 1332 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] an | 1267 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] only a | 1036 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] just a | 978 |
|
| 7 | were [adv] a | 798 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] still a | 636 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] quite a | 615 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] always a | 413 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] now a | 282 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] once a | 240 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] probably a | 214 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] never a | 203 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] already a | 187 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] simply a | 178 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] merely a | 172 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] almost a | 164 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] certainly a | 147 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] clearly a | 146 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] really a | 132 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] indeed a | 122 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] obviously a | 115 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] essentially a | 114 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] rather a | 107 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] even a | 105 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] hardly a | 104 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] then a | 95 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] originally a | 94 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] both a | 81 |
|
