| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | once [prep] a [noun] there [was/were] | 18 |
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| 2 | once [prep] a [noun sg] there [was/were] | 18 |
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| 3 | once [prep] a [noun] there [was/were] | 18 |
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| 4 | once [prep] a time there [was/were] | 17 |
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| 5 | once [prep] a time there [was/were] | 17 |
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| 6 | once upon a [noun] there [was/were] | 17 |
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| 7 | once upon a [noun] there [was/were] | 17 |
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| 8 | once [prep] a [noun] there was | 14 |
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