| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there was [adj] | 1974 |
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| 2 | [coord] there was [adj] | 764 |
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| 3 | [subord] there was [adj] | 682 |
|
| 4 | that there was [adj] | 528 |
|
| 5 | [that] there was [adj] | 528 |
|
| 6 | that there was [adj] | 528 |
|
| 7 | and there was [adj] | 466 |
|
| 8 | and there was [adj] | 466 |
|
| 9 | [noun] there was [adj] | 464 |
|
| 10 | [adv] there was [adj] | 404 |
|
| 11 | [verb] there was [adj] | 356 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] there was [adj] | 338 |
|
| 13 | [adv] there was [adj] | 333 |
|
| 14 | but there was [adj] | 295 |
|
| 15 | but there was [adj] | 295 |
|
| 16 | if there was [adj] | 255 |
|
| 17 | if there was [adj] | 255 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] there was [adj] | 158 |
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| 19 | [adj] there was [adj] | 125 |
|
| 20 | then there was [adj] | 86 |
|
| 21 | then there was [adj] | 86 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] there was [adj] | 84 |
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| 23 | [vb base] there was [adj] | 83 |
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| 24 | think there was [adj] | 82 |
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| 25 | [vb infin] there was [adj] | 68 |
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| 26 | [num] there was [adj] | 67 |
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| 27 | [Wh adv] there was [adj] | 66 |
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| 28 | whether there was [adj] | 62 |
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| 29 | whether there was [adj] | 62 |
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| 30 | [pron] there was [adj] | 61 |
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