| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 235 |
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| 2 | [verb] a earlier [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 3 | [verb] an earlier [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 4 | [verb] the earlier [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 5 | [verb] the earlier [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [art] earlier [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 13 | [verb] [art] earlier decision | 12 |
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| 14 | replace [art] earlier [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 15 | follow [art] earlier [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 16 | reverse [art] earlier [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 17 | have [art] earlier [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | contradict [art] earlier [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | replaced [art] earlier [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | confirm [art] earlier [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | following [art] earlier [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [verb] [art] earlier date | 5 |
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| 23 | reflect [art] earlier [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 24 | overturn [art] earlier [noun sg] | 5 |
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