| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be hardly a | 270 |
|
| 2 | [be] hardly a | 270 |
|
| 3 | [is] hardly a | 156 |
|
| 4 | is hardly a | 119 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] hardly a | 104 |
|
| 6 | was hardly a | 98 |
|
| 7 | 's hardly a | 37 |
|
| 8 | [prep] hardly a | 32 |
|
| 9 | [prep] hardly a | 32 |
|
| 10 | with hardly a | 29 |
|
| 11 | with hardly a | 29 |
|
| 12 | [conj] hardly a | 28 |
|
| 13 | [coord] hardly a | 19 |
|
| 14 | [verb] hardly a | 16 |
|
| 15 | and hardly a | 14 |
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| 16 | and hardly a | 14 |
|
| 17 | [am/are] hardly a | 9 |
|
| 18 | [adv] hardly a | 8 |
|
| 19 | [noun] hardly a | 8 |
|
| 20 | [adv] hardly a | 7 |
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| 21 | were hardly a | 6 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] hardly a | 6 |
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| 23 | [subord] hardly a | 6 |
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| 24 | 're hardly a | 6 |
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| 25 | but hardly a | 5 |
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| 26 | but hardly a | 5 |
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| 27 | hardly [verb] a | 190 |
|
| 28 | hardly [vb infin] a | 53 |
|
| 29 | hardly [vb past] a | 43 |
|
| 30 | hardly [vb pp] a | 38 |
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