| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 389 |
|
| 2 | [conj] there [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] | 386 |
|
| 3 | [conj] there was [pron] [prep] | 315 |
|
| 4 | [coord] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 211 |
|
| 5 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] of | 120 |
|
| 6 | [conj] there [was/were] nothing [prep] | 116 |
|
| 7 | [conj] there [was/were] nothing [prep] | 116 |
|
| 8 | and there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 111 |
|
| 9 | and there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 111 |
|
| 10 | but there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 100 |
|
| 11 | but there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 100 |
|
| 12 | [subord] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 98 |
|
| 13 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] in | 94 |
|
| 14 | [conj] there [was/were] something [prep] | 87 |
|
| 15 | [conj] there [was/were] something [prep] | 87 |
|
| 16 | [conj] there [was/were] plenty [prep] | 83 |
|
| 17 | [conj] there [was/were] plenty [prep] | 83 |
|
| 18 | that there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 80 |
|
| 19 | [that] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 80 |
|
| 20 | that there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 80 |
|
| 21 | [conj] there were [pron] [prep] | 74 |
|
| 22 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] about | 43 |
|
| 23 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] to | 29 |
|
| 24 | if there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 25 | if there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 28 |
|
| 26 | [conj] there [was/were] [pron] for | 23 |
|
| 27 | [conj] there [was/were] none [prep] | 20 |
|
| 28 | [conj] there [was/were] none [prep] | 20 |
|
| 29 | [conj] there [was/were] lots [prep] | 18 |
|
| 30 | [conj] there [was/were] lots [prep] | 18 |
|
