| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 1914 |
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| 2 | [coord] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 729 |
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| 3 | [subord] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 665 |
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| 4 | [noun] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 605 |
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| 5 | [adv] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 538 |
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| 6 | that there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 520 |
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| 7 | [that] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 520 |
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| 8 | that there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 520 |
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| 9 | and there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 518 |
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| 10 | and there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 518 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 455 |
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| 12 | [adv] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 444 |
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| 13 | [verb] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 403 |
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| 14 | if there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 266 |
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| 15 | if there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 266 |
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| 16 | [vb past] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 17 | but there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 18 | but there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 19 | [adj] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 20 | then there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 21 | then there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 22 | [Wh adv] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 23 | say there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 24 | [no cls] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 25 | [unc] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 26 | when there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 27 | when there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 29 | [pron] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 30 | [vb base] there [was/were] a [noun sg] | 73 |
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