| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [was/were] [verb] to be | 129 |
|
| 2 | there [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 67 |
|
| 3 | there [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 62 |
|
| 4 | there [was/were] going to be | 60 |
|
| 5 | there [was/were] go to be | 60 |
|
| 6 | there [was/were] [adj] to be | 56 |
|
| 7 | there [was/were] [indef pn] to be | 54 |
|
| 8 | there [was/were] [pron] to be | 54 |
|
| 9 | there [was/were] [noun] to be | 46 |
|
| 10 | there [was/were] nothing to be | 37 |
|
| 11 | there [was/were] [adj] to be | 37 |
|
| 12 | there [was/were] nothing to be | 37 |
|
| 13 | there [was/were] [noun pl] to be | 35 |
|
| 14 | there [was/were] bound to be | 23 |
|
| 15 | there [was/were] bind to be | 23 |
|
| 16 | there [was/were] [adv] to be | 23 |
|
| 17 | there [was/were] [adv] to be | 20 |
|
| 18 | there [was/were] [det] to be | 18 |
|
| 19 | there [was/were] much to be | 14 |
|
| 20 | there [was/were] much to be | 14 |
|
| 21 | there [was/were] likely to be | 11 |
|
| 22 | there [was/were] supposed to be | 11 |
|
| 23 | there [was/were] likely to be | 11 |
|
| 24 | there [was/were] supposed to be | 11 |
|
| 25 | there [was/were] [noun sg] to be | 10 |
|
| 26 | there [was/were] something to be | 8 |
|
| 27 | there [was/were] unlikely to be | 8 |
|
| 28 | there [was/were] unlikely to be | 8 |
|
| 29 | there [was/were] something to be | 8 |
|
| 30 | there [was/were] money to be | 6 |
|
