| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] there [was/were] [prep] be | 83 |
|
| 2 | [coord] there [was/were] [prep] be | 31 |
|
| 3 | [subord] there [was/were] [prep] be | 30 |
|
| 4 | if there [was/were] [prep] be | 25 |
|
| 5 | if there [was/were] [prep] be | 25 |
|
| 6 | that there [was/were] [prep] be | 22 |
|
| 7 | that there [was/were] [prep] be | 22 |
|
| 8 | [that] there [was/were] [prep] be | 22 |
|
| 9 | [noun] there [was/were] [prep] be | 21 |
|
| 10 | and there [was/were] [prep] be | 16 |
|
| 11 | and there [was/were] [prep] be | 16 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] there [was/were] [prep] be | 16 |
|
| 13 | but there [was/were] [prep] be | 15 |
|
| 14 | but there [was/were] [prep] be | 15 |
|
| 15 | [verb] there [was/were] [prep] be | 10 |
|
| 16 | [adv] there [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
|
| 17 | [adj] there [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
|
| 18 | [adv] there [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
|
| 19 | [pron] there [was/were] [prep] be | 7 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] there [was/were] [prep] be | 7 |
|
| 21 | [Wh det] there [was/were] [prep] be | 6 |
|
| 22 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 143 |
|
| 23 | there [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] be | 76 |
|
| 24 | there [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be | 67 |
|
| 25 | there [was/were] going [prep] be | 60 |
|
| 26 | there [was/were] go [prep] be | 60 |
|
| 27 | there [was/were] [adj] [prep] be | 56 |
|
| 28 | there [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] be | 54 |
|
| 29 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] be | 54 |
|
| 30 | there [was/were] [noun] [prep] be | 46 |
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