| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 1264 |
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| 2 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 1101 |
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| 3 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 999 |
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| 4 | a [noun sg] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 177 |
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| 5 | an [noun sg] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 163 |
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| 6 | a [noun sg] for the first [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 7 | a [noun sg] for the first [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 8 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] time | 104 |
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| 9 | a spokesman for the [adj] [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 10 | a [noun sg] for the new [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 11 | a [noun sg] for the new [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 12 | a matter for the [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 13 | a [noun sg] for the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 14 | a [noun sg] for the whole [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 15 | a [noun sg] for the whole [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 16 | a [noun sg] for the next [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 17 | a [noun sg] for the [adj -er] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 18 | a [noun sg] for the next [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 19 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] year | 24 |
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| 20 | a [noun sg] for the local [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | a [noun sg] for the local [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 22 | a [noun sg] for the royal [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 23 | a [noun sg] for the royal [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 24 | a [noun sg] for the good [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 25 | a [noun sg] for the british [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 26 | a [noun sg] for the british [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 27 | a [noun sg] for the best [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 28 | a substitute for the [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 29 | a [noun sg] for the [adj] party | 15 |
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| 30 | a date for the [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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