| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] | 422 |
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| 2 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] of | 227 |
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| 3 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] of | 227 |
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| 4 | there was also a [noun sg] [prep] | 107 |
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| 5 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] in | 65 |
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| 6 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] in | 65 |
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| 7 | there was still a [noun sg] [prep] | 47 |
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| 8 | there was quite a [noun sg] [prep] | 45 |
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| 9 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] for | 44 |
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| 10 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] for | 44 |
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| 11 | there was always a [noun sg] [prep] | 41 |
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| 12 | there was [adv] a lot [prep] | 41 |
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| 13 | there was only a [noun sg] [prep] | 20 |
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| 14 | there was even a [noun sg] [prep] | 19 |
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| 15 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] between | 15 |
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| 16 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] between | 15 |
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| 17 | there was never a [noun sg] [prep] | 12 |
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| 18 | there was [adv] a bit [prep] | 11 |
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| 19 | there was just a [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 20 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] about | 10 |
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| 21 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] about | 10 |
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| 22 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] on | 10 |
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| 23 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] on | 10 |
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| 24 | there was certainly a [noun sg] [prep] | 10 |
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| 25 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] from | 9 |
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| 26 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] to | 9 |
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| 27 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] from | 9 |
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| 28 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] to | 9 |
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| 29 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] at | 8 |
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| 30 | there was scarcely a [noun sg] [prep] | 8 |
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