| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [vb pp] about | 677 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [to-vb] about | 617 |
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| 3 | had [verb] about | 594 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] talk about | 302 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] think about | 238 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [v-ing] about | 202 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] to talk about | 150 |
|
| 8 | 'd [verb] about | 146 |
|
| 9 | began [verb] about | 144 |
|
| 10 | wanted [verb] about | 140 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] know about | 124 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] say about | 118 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] to think about | 110 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] hear about | 107 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] forget about | 106 |
|
| 16 | started [verb] about | 96 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] forgotten about | 89 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] to know about | 85 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] said about | 80 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] talking about | 78 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] heard about | 75 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] talked about | 63 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] thinking about | 60 |
|
| 24 | did [verb] about | 58 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [vb infin] about | 58 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] thought about | 54 |
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| 27 | [vb past] write about | 46 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] worry about | 36 |
|
| 29 | got [verb] about | 35 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] to say about | 34 |
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