| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there was a [adj] | 5647 |
|
| 2 | there was a great | 226 |
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| 3 | there was a long | 209 |
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| 4 | there was a long | 204 |
|
| 5 | there was a great | 197 |
|
| 6 | there was a [adj -er] | 173 |
|
| 7 | there was a small | 170 |
|
| 8 | there was a small | 165 |
|
| 9 | there was a big | 148 |
|
| 10 | there was a big | 143 |
|
| 11 | there was a little | 134 |
|
| 12 | there was a little | 119 |
|
| 13 | there was a good | 116 |
|
| 14 | there was a strong | 112 |
|
| 15 | there was a large | 110 |
|
| 16 | there was a good | 110 |
|
| 17 | there was a large | 107 |
|
| 18 | there was a strong | 106 |
|
| 19 | there was a significant | 98 |
|
| 20 | there was a general | 98 |
|
| 21 | there was a significant | 98 |
|
| 22 | there was a general | 98 |
|
| 23 | there was a new | 91 |
|
| 24 | there was a new | 91 |
|
| 25 | there was a brief | 79 |
|
| 26 | there was a brief | 79 |
|
| 27 | there was a certain | 79 |
|
| 28 | there was a certain | 79 |
|
| 29 | there was a sudden | 78 |
|
| 30 | there was a sudden | 78 |
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