| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say [prep] the [noun] | 2426 |
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| 2 | say [prep] the [noun sg] | 2002 |
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| 3 | say [prep] the [adj] | 676 |
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| 4 | say [prep] the [adj] | 468 |
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| 5 | say [prep] the [noun pl] | 284 |
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| 6 | say [prep] the [num ord] | 120 |
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| 7 | say [prep] the [noun prp] | 118 |
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| 8 | say [prep] the time | 87 |
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| 9 | say [prep] the time | 83 |
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| 10 | say [prep] the end | 52 |
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| 11 | say [prep] the end | 52 |
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| 12 | say [prep] the beginning | 43 |
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| 13 | say [prep] the beginning | 43 |
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| 14 | say [prep] the first | 42 |
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| 15 | say [prep] the first | 42 |
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| 16 | say [prep] the phone | 35 |
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| 17 | say [prep] the phone | 35 |
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| 18 | say [prep] the [num] | 34 |
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| 19 | say [prep] the last | 34 |
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| 20 | say [prep] the last | 34 |
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| 21 | say [prep] the subject | 31 |
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| 22 | say [prep] the subject | 31 |
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| 23 | say [prep] the [det] | 30 |
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| 24 | say [prep] the other | 27 |
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| 25 | say [prep] the other | 27 |
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| 26 | say [prep] the matter | 26 |
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| 27 | say [prep] the man | 26 |
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| 28 | say [prep] the matter | 26 |
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| 29 | say [prep] the [no cls] | 25 |
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| 30 | say [prep] the [unc] | 25 |
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