| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] [prep] | 284 |
|
| 2 | [noun] there [was/were] [prep] | 166 |
|
| 3 | [subord] there [was/were] [prep] | 133 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] there [was/were] [prep] | 99 |
|
| 5 | that there [was/were] [prep] | 79 |
|
| 6 | that there [was/were] [prep] | 79 |
|
| 7 | [that] there [was/were] [prep] | 79 |
|
| 8 | [coord] there [was/were] [prep] | 72 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] there [was/were] [prep] | 51 |
|
| 10 | as there [was/were] [prep] | 47 |
|
| 11 | as there [was/were] [prep] | 47 |
|
| 12 | and there [was/were] [prep] | 44 |
|
| 13 | and there [was/were] [prep] | 44 |
|
| 14 | [adj] there [was/were] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 15 | [adv] there [was/were] [prep] | 38 |
|
| 16 | [adv] there [was/were] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 17 | [verb] there [was/were] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 18 | than there [was/were] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 19 | than there [was/were] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 20 | if there [was/were] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 21 | [pron] there [was/were] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 22 | if there [was/were] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 23 | [det] there [was/were] [prep] | 31 |
|
| 24 | all there [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 25 | all there [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 26 | but there [was/were] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 27 | but there [was/were] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 28 | [Wh det] there [was/were] [prep] | 27 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] there [was/were] [prep] | 16 |
|
| 30 | what there [was/were] [prep] | 14 |
|
