| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] there [was/were] [pron] | 369 |
|
| 2 | [verb] there was [pron] | 351 |
|
| 3 | [verb] there [was/were] [indef pn] | 350 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] there [was/were] [pron] | 210 |
|
| 5 | [verb] there [was/were] something | 126 |
|
| 6 | [verb] there [was/were] something | 126 |
|
| 7 | [verb] there [was/were] nothing | 98 |
|
| 8 | [verb] there [was/were] nothing | 98 |
|
| 9 | know there [was/were] [pron] | 90 |
|
| 10 | think there [was/were] [pron] | 65 |
|
| 11 | knew there [was/were] [pron] | 56 |
|
| 12 | [vb infin] there [was/were] [pron] | 55 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] there [was/were] [pron] | 52 |
|
| 14 | say there [was/were] [pron] | 44 |
|
| 15 | said there [was/were] [pron] | 33 |
|
| 16 | thought there [was/were] [pron] | 29 |
|
| 17 | [verb] there [was/were] anything | 28 |
|
| 18 | [verb] there [was/were] anything | 28 |
|
| 19 | feel there [was/were] [pron] | 26 |
|
| 20 | [verb] there [was/were] one | 25 |
|
| 21 | [verb] there [was/were] one | 25 |
|
| 22 | think there [was/were] [pron] | 21 |
|
| 23 | [vb pp] there [was/were] [pron] | 20 |
|
| 24 | [v-ing] there [was/were] [pron] | 20 |
|
| 25 | [verb] there were [pron] | 18 |
|
| 26 | felt there [was/were] [pron] | 17 |
|
| 27 | [verb] there [was/were] someone | 16 |
|
| 28 | [verb] there [was/were] someone | 16 |
|
| 29 | know there [was/were] [pron] | 14 |
|
| 30 | [verb] there [was/were] somebody | 14 |
|
