| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [adv] a | 3441 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] a | 3249 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] a | 2199 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [adv] a | 752 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] just a | 620 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] only a | 562 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] an | 424 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] also a | 391 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [adv] a | 272 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] quite a | 270 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] were [adv] a | 232 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [adv] a | 227 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] still a | 223 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] always a | 129 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [adv] a | 88 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] never a | 78 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] now a | 72 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] simply a | 70 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] probably a | 69 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] almost a | 67 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] merely a | 61 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] certainly a | 60 |
|
| 23 | you [was/were] [adv] a | 60 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] really a | 58 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] rather a | 52 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] once a | 51 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] obviously a | 43 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] already a | 42 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] more a | 40 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] hardly a | 39 |
|
