| Was beaten by | 13 |
| Was beaten | 10 |
| Was barely victorious | 21 |
| Was babbling | 12 |
| Was awful, in slang | 19 |
| Was awful | 9 |
| Was aware that doing something was bad | 38 |
| Was aware of | 12 |
| Was aware | 9 |
| Was awarded | 11 |
| Was average | 11 |
| Was autocratic | 14 |
| Was audibly surprised, maybe | 28 |
| Was audibly shocked by | 22 |
| Was audibly pleased | 19 |
| Was audibly impressed | 21 |
| Was attractive? | 15 |
| Was attractive (to) | 19 |
| Was attractive | 14 |
| Was attentive | 13 |
| Was atrocious | 13 |
| Was atop | 8 |
| Was at the wheel | 16 |
| Was at the helm | 15 |
| Was at the front | 16 |
| Was at the forum? | 17 |
| Was at the Colosseum? | 21 |
| Was at Floyd's "Gates of Dawn" | 44 |
| Was at fault | 12 |
| Was aswarm | 10 |
| Was assaultive in a crafts class? | 33 |
| Was as good as | 14 |
| Was artificially cooled, for short | 34 |
| Was arraigned | 13 |
| Was around | 10 |
| Was apprehensive of | 19 |
| Was appealing? | 14 |
| Was appealing | 13 |
| Was apPArently true | 19 |
| Was apparently lit | 18 |
| Was annoying to | 15 |
| Was angry to the max | 20 |
| Was angry | 9 |
| Was an Orly arrival? | 20 |
| Was an omen of | 14 |
| Was an obedient doggie, in a way | 32 |
| Was an obedient dog, perhaps | 28 |
| Was an obedient dog, in a way | 29 |
| Was an informant | 16 |
| Was an expert on diamonds | 25 |
| Was an awful security guard | 27 |
| Was an awful night watchman | 27 |
| Was an art school model | 23 |
| Was an annoying bunkmate | 24 |
| Was an angel | 12 |
| Was an agent for | 16 |
| Was an agent (for) | 18 |
| Was an agent | 12 |
| Was an accountant? | 18 |
| Was ambitious | 13 |
| Was altruistic | 14 |
| Was almost out of stock | 23 |
| Was almost out of inventory | 27 |
| Was almost out of | 17 |
| Was almost out | 14 |
| Was almost depleted | 19 |
| Was allowed to pay later | 24 |
| Was all smiles | 14 |
| Was ahead of the rest | 21 |
| Was ahead of everyone else | 26 |
| Was ahead in points | 19 |
| Was ahead | 9 |
| Was against | 11 |
| Was afflicted with | 18 |
| Was affected by | 15 |
| Was adventurous | 15 |
| Was admitted to | 15 |
| Was admitted | 12 |
| Was adequate | 12 |
| Was addicted to | 15 |
| Was acquitted | 13 |
| Was acquainted with an antelope? | 32 |
| Was acquainted with | 19 |
| Was accepted | 12 |
| Was acceptable | 14 |
| Was abundant | 12 |
| Was absent from | 15 |
| Was about to nod, maybe | 23 |
| Was about to blow up | 20 |
| Was able to reach | 17 |
| Was able to laugh at | 20 |
| Was able to fit something in | 28 |
| Was able to answer on a test | 28 |
| Was able to | 11 |
| Was able | 8 |
| Was abased | 10 |
| Was a yes-man | 13 |
| Was a whole new person? | 23 |
| Was a wheelman for, say | 23 |
| Was a wanderer | 14 |