SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] is merely	230
2	[noun sg] is merely	191
3	[pron] is merely	159
4	[pers pn] is merely	136
5	it is merely	110
6	it is merely	110
7	[adj] is merely	57
8	[det] is merely	51
9	this is merely	47
10	this is merely	47
11	[noun prp] is merely	21
12	[conj] is merely	20
13	[coord] is merely	19
14	he is merely	18
15	he is merely	18
16	[noun pl] is merely	17
17	[verb] is merely	15
18	[adv] is merely	12
19	[Wh det] is merely	10
20	[adv] is merely	10
21	but is merely	8
22	but is merely	8
23	there is merely	6
24	[ex0] is merely	6
25	there is merely	6
26	and is merely	6
27	what is merely	6
28	what is merely	6
29	and is merely	6
30	[vb base] is merely	5