| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | there [be] a couple [prep] [noun] | 128 |
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| 2 | there [be] a couple [prep] [noun] | 128 |
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| 3 | there be a couple [prep] [noun] | 128 |
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| 4 | there [be] a couple of [noun] | 127 |
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| 5 | there [be] a couple [prep] [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 6 | there [was/were] a couple [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 7 | there are a couple [prep] [noun] | 42 |
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| 8 | there [am/are] a couple [prep] [noun] | 42 |
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| 9 | there were a couple [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 10 | there [is] a couple [prep] [noun] | 38 |
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| 11 | there 's a couple [prep] [noun] | 37 |
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| 12 | there [be] a couple [prep] thing | 16 |
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| 13 | there [be] a couple [prep] things | 16 |
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| 14 | there [be] a couple [prep] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 15 | there [be] a couple [prep] [n mass] | 9 |
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| 16 | there was a couple [prep] [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | there [be] a couple [prep] people | 8 |
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| 18 | there [be] a couple [prep] people | 8 |
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