| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 2 | there [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the | 294 |
|
| 3 | there was [pron] [prep] the | 278 |
|
| 4 | there [was/were] [pron] in the | 121 |
|
| 5 | there [was/were] something [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 6 | there [was/were] something [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 7 | there [was/were] nothing [prep] the | 83 |
|
| 8 | there [was/were] nothing [prep] the | 83 |
|
| 9 | there [was/were] [pron] of the | 55 |
|
| 10 | there [was/were] [pron] about the | 55 |
|
| 11 | there [was/were] none [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 12 | there [was/were] none [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 13 | there [was/were] one [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 14 | there [was/were] one [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 15 | there [was/were] [pron] on the | 19 |
|
| 16 | there were [pron] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 17 | there [was/were] someone [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 18 | there [was/were] someone [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | there [was/were] [pron] at the | 12 |
|
| 20 | there [was/were] no-one [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 21 | there [was/were] no-one [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 22 | there [was/were] nobody [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 23 | there [was/were] nobody [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 24 | there [was/were] [pron] but the | 6 |
|
| 25 | there [was/were] anyone [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 26 | there [was/were] anyone [prep] the | 5 |
|
