| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 3091 |
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| 2 | be a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 1000 |
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| 3 | [be] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 1000 |
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| 4 | [adv] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 628 |
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| 5 | [vb past] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 605 |
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| 6 | [is] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 570 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 555 |
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| 8 | [vb base] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 509 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 485 |
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| 10 | [prep] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 477 |
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| 11 | [prep] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 477 |
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| 12 | have a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 462 |
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| 13 | [adv] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 460 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 400 |
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| 15 | 's a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 375 |
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| 16 | spend a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 343 |
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| 17 | quite a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 336 |
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| 18 | quite a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 336 |
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| 19 | get a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 285 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 21 | [to-vb] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 257 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 23 | do a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 232 |
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| 24 | was a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 232 |
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| 25 | make a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 213 |
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| 26 | [conj] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 27 | [pron] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 198 |
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| 28 | is a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 29 | [coord] a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 154 |
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| 30 | take a lot [prep] [noun sg] | 151 |
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