| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the | 99 |
|
| 2 | [conj] there was [pron] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 3 | [coord] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 4 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] in the | 50 |
|
| 5 | [conj] there [was/were] nothing [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 6 | [conj] there [was/were] nothing [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 7 | but there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 8 | [conj] there [was/were] something [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 9 | but there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 10 | [conj] there [was/were] something [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 11 | and there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 12 | and there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 13 | [subord] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 14 | that there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 15 | that there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 16 | [that] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 17 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] about the | 14 |
|
| 18 | if there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 19 | if there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 20 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] of the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [conj] there [was/were] none [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 22 | [conj] there [was/were] none [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 23 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] on the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] at the | 7 |
|
| 25 | [conj] there [was/were] someone [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 26 | [conj] there [was/were] one [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 27 | [conj] there [was/were] one [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 28 | [conj] there [was/were] someone [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 29 | [conj] there [was/were] no-one [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [conj] there were [pron] [prep] the | 6 |
|
