| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there was [adv] a [noun sg] | 753 |
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| 2 | there [was/were] also a [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 3 | there [was/were] quite a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 4 | there [was/were] always a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 5 | there were [adv] a [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 6 | there [was/were] still a [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 7 | there [was/were] [adv] a lot | 71 |
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| 8 | there [was/were] even a [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 9 | there [was/were] only a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 10 | there [was/were] [adv] a number | 34 |
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| 11 | there [was/were] never a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 12 | there [was/were] [adv] a chance | 22 |
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| 13 | there [was/were] just a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 14 | there [was/were] once a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 15 | there [was/were] certainly a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 16 | there [was/were] probably a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 17 | there [was/were] hardly a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | there [was/were] [adv] a bit | 13 |
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| 19 | there [was/were] [adv] a daughter | 13 |
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| 20 | there [was/were] [adv] a handful | 13 |
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| 21 | there [was/were] already a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 22 | there [was/were] [adv] a need | 12 |
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| 23 | there [was/were] almost a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 24 | there [was/were] [adv] a tendency | 11 |
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| 25 | there [was/were] indeed a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | there [was/were] [adv] a time | 10 |
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| 27 | there [was/were] [adv] a sense | 10 |
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| 28 | there [was/were] [adv] a crowd | 10 |
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| 29 | there [was/were] now a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | there [was/were] [adv] a danger | 9 |
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