| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | he [vb past] up the [noun] [prep] | 98 |
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| 2 | he [vb past] up the [noun sg] [prep] | 85 |
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| 3 | he [vb past] up the [noun] of | 42 |
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| 4 | he picked up the [noun] [prep] | 19 |
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| 5 | he took up the [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 6 | he [vb past] up the [noun pl] [prep] | 13 |
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| 7 | he [vb past] up the [noun] in | 12 |
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| 8 | he [vb past] up the [noun] to | 8 |
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| 9 | he gave up the [noun] [prep] | 7 |
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| 10 | he [vb past] up the [noun] on | 7 |
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| 11 | he [vb past] up the post [prep] | 6 |
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| 12 | he [vb past] up the post [prep] | 6 |
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