| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there had been [adj] [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 2 | there had been [det] [noun] | 202 |
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| 3 | there had been [adj] [noun pl] | 201 |
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| 4 | there had been [adj] [noun] | 173 |
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| 5 | there had been [num] [noun] | 63 |
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| 6 | there had been some [noun] | 62 |
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| 7 | there had been some [noun] | 62 |
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| 8 | there had been any [noun] | 39 |
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| 9 | there had been any [noun] | 39 |
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| 10 | there had been little [noun] | 26 |
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| 11 | there had been little [noun] | 26 |
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| 12 | there had been several [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | there had been several [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | there had been considerable [noun] | 14 |
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| 15 | there had been considerable [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | there had been many [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | there had been much [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | there had been many [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | there had been much [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | there had been [adj] change | 12 |
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| 21 | there had been two [noun] | 10 |
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| 22 | there had been two [noun] | 10 |
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| 23 | there had been [adj] changes | 10 |
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| 24 | there had been [adj] consultation | 9 |
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| 25 | there had been [adj -er] [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | there had been another [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | there had been another [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | there had been [adj] discussion | 7 |
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| 29 | there had been [adj] discussion | 7 |
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| 30 | there had been more [noun] | 7 |
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