| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] a number | 31 |
|
| 2 | [noun] there [was/were] a number | 24 |
|
| 3 | [coord] there [was/were] a number | 14 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] there [was/were] a number | 14 |
|
| 5 | that there [was/were] a number | 10 |
|
| 6 | [that] there [was/were] a number | 10 |
|
| 7 | that there [was/were] a number | 10 |
|
| 8 | and there [was/were] a number | 9 |
|
| 9 | and there [was/were] a number | 9 |
|
| 10 | [subord] there [was/were] a number | 7 |
|
| 11 | [adj] there [was/were] a number | 6 |
|
| 12 | but there [was/were] a number | 5 |
|
| 13 | [noun prp] there [was/were] a number | 5 |
|
| 14 | [num] there [was/were] a number | 5 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] there [was/were] a number | 5 |
|
| 16 | but there [was/were] a number | 5 |
|
| 17 | there [was/were] [adv] a number | 34 |
|
| 18 | there [was/were] [adv] a number | 34 |
|
| 19 | there [was/were] also a number | 16 |
|
| 20 | there [was/were] also a number | 16 |
|
| 21 | there [was/were] quite a number | 8 |
|
| 22 | there [was/were] quite a number | 8 |
|
| 23 | there [was/were] still a number | 5 |
|
| 24 | there [was/were] still a number | 5 |
|
| 25 | there [was/were] a [adj] number | 52 |
|
| 26 | there [was/were] a [adj] number | 50 |
|
| 27 | there [was/were] a large number | 11 |
|
| 28 | there [was/were] a large number | 11 |
|
| 29 | there [was/were] a great number | 9 |
|
| 30 | there [was/were] a great number | 7 |
|
