| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there were a [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 2 | [subord] there were a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 3 | [coord] there were a [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 4 | if there were a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 5 | if there were a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 6 | [noun] there were a [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 7 | and there were a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 8 | and there were a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 9 | that there were a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 10 | [that] there were a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 11 | that there were a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] there were a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 13 | [verb] there were a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 14 | [adv] there were a [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 15 | [adv] there were a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 16 | but there were a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | but there were a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 18 | [adj] there were a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 19 | [vb past] there were a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] there were a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 21 | say there were a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | [noun prp] there were a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | [vb base] there were a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | [pron] there were a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | [num] there were a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | which there were a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | which there were a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] there were a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 29 | [Wh adv] there were a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] there were a [noun sg] | 5 |
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