| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj] thing [that] | 839 |
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| 2 | the [adj] thing that | 839 |
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| 3 | the [adj] thing that | 839 |
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| 4 | the [adj] thing [conj] | 581 |
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| 5 | the only thing [conj] | 306 |
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| 6 | the only thing [conj] | 306 |
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| 7 | the [adj] thing [subord] | 208 |
|
| 8 | the [det] thing [conj] | 196 |
|
| 9 | the same thing [conj] | 194 |
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| 10 | the same thing [conj] | 194 |
|
| 11 | the [num ord] thing [conj] | 187 |
|
| 12 | the [adj] thing [coord] | 143 |
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| 13 | the [adj] thing as | 135 |
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| 14 | the [adj] thing as | 135 |
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| 15 | the [adj -est] thing [conj] | 126 |
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| 16 | the first thing [conj] | 117 |
|
| 17 | the first thing [conj] | 117 |
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| 18 | the [adj] thing and | 107 |
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| 19 | the [adj] thing and | 107 |
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| 20 | the one thing [conj] | 99 |
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| 21 | the one thing [conj] | 99 |
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| 22 | the [num] thing [conj] | 99 |
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| 23 | the best thing [conj] | 62 |
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| 24 | the good thing [conj] | 62 |
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| 25 | the other thing [conj] | 61 |
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| 26 | the other thing [conj] | 61 |
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| 27 | the last thing [conj] | 43 |
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| 28 | the last thing [conj] | 43 |
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| 29 | the bad thing [conj] | 34 |
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| 30 | the whole thing [conj] | 34 |
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