| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there was a [adj] [noun sg] | 5859 |
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| 2 | there was a [adj] [noun sg] | 5629 |
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| 3 | [pron] was a long [noun sg] | 389 |
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| 4 | there [be] a long [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 5 | there be a long [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 6 | there was a long [noun sg] | 177 |
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| 7 | there was a long [noun] | 173 |
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| 8 | there [was/were] a long [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 9 | there was [art] long [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 10 | [ex0] was a long [noun sg] | 172 |
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| 11 | there was a long [noun sg] | 172 |
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